1. Concrete Poetry Renee Torres Erika King 3 rd Grade ECED 4300-A Dr. Tonja Root Summer 2010

2. Erika King Prewriting ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student m. Pre-writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct.

3. PLO: The students will generate ideas that will assist them in completing a graphic organizer for their concrete poem.

4. Concrete Poetry Takes the shape of its subject Can be a collection of words, letters, and symbols Words describe shape/subject Image created by the arrangement of letters and words Imagination and creativity is a must

5. Prewriting First stage of the writing process Decide on topic, audience, form, purpose Grammar/spelling not important during this stage Complete graphic organizer

6. APA citation for graphic organizer King, E. (2010).Concrete Poetry Graphic Organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

7. Graphic Organizer- prewriting Topic Detail Shape

8. APA citation of example 1 Finley, S. (2004, December 30). All Poetry. Retrieved from http://allpoetry.com/poem/970759

9. Example 1

10. Practice activity As a class, use the shared writing technique to generate words and ideas about an apple to create a concrete poem. Fill in the class’ graphic organizer on the poster board as each idea is mentioned by the students.

11. ASSESSMENT A graphic organizer will be given to each student. The students will pull a strip of paper out of a bag that contains a topic. The students will be asked to generate ideas and complete their graphic organizer based on the topic chosen.

12. Renee Torres Drafting ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student m. Pre-writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct.

13. PLO: The student will draft a poem by using their graphic organizer.

14. Concrete Poetry Based on a theme or idea Poem is written in a certain shape or an object Uses words, sentences, phrases, rhyming Text may be written differently

15. Drafting 1)Use the completed graphic organizer from prewriting. 2) Determine the shape of your poem. 3) You may use sentences, phrases, rhyming words.

16. APA Citations Barnes, M. (2009). Literacy Rules. Retrieved May 27, 2010, from Literacy: http://www.literacyrules.com/index.htm

18. Drafting Practice 1)We will complete a draft using an apple as the topic. 2)We will write inside of a apple. 3) You will come to the board using the shared pen technique. 4) You may add using sentences, phrases, or rhyming words.

19. 3 rd Grade Activity Students draft a poem using your graphic organizer from prewriting. Students be creative and use your imagination. Choose the form or design to draft your poem. Choose the words, sentences, or phrases that you will use.

20. 3 rd Grade Drafting Assessment Students will write a draft of their poem using their graphic organizer.