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Concrete Poetry5th grade

Melanie Moon and Ali DimsdaleECED 4300 A Tonja Root

Fall 2007

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Melanie Moon ECED 4300 A Tonja Root

• Grade Level: 5th

• Specific form of writing: Concrete Poetry• Stage of writing: Prewriting• GPS: ELA5W4: The student consistently

uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing; the student

a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

• PLO: The students will use a graphic organizer to plan a concrete poem.

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Concrete Poetry is a poem based on the spacing of words. The pattern of the letters illustrate the meaning of the poem.

Prewriting is the first step in writing our concrete poems. Concrete poetry is the style of writing we will be doing. Next, we will chose a topic that interests us. We must also consider the function of our writing. Why are we writing this poem? Also, who is our audience. In this case it is our class and teacher. Graphic organizers are very helpful during the prewriting stage. A graphic organizer will help us plan what we will be writing. We can brainstorm different topics that we might want to write about.

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Concrete Poetry Graphic Organizer

Things You Like Describing Words

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APA Citation: Cymraeg. Welsh. (n.d.). Concrete Poetry.

Retrieved November 11, 2007, from

http://www.wild-about-woods.org.uk/elearning/concretepoetry/

•This site is a great way for children to create concrete poems on their own. They can either chose a shape to use for their poem, or draw their own if they have something else in mind. Then, they can chose from a list of words, or type in their own to create an original concrete poem.

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Practice Activity

• Have 3 randomly chosen students fill out the pre-writing graphic organizer on the smart board. Students can help verbally with ideas.

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Assessment Activity

• Students complete their graphic organizer individually. They must name 3 things they like and at least 3 describing words for each to achieve PLO.

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Ali DimsdaleECED 4300 A Tonja Root

•Grade Level: 5th

•Specific form of writing: Concrete Poetry•Stage of writing: drafting•GPS: ELA5W2 The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. The student produces a response to literature that: b. Advances a judgment that is interpretive, evaluative, or reflective. •PLO: The student will write their draft of a concrete poem.

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Concrete poetry is also known as “Shape Poetry”. When we write our poetry it will be in the shape of whatever we’re writing about. The words form a specific shape to give extra meaning to our poem.

Drafting is the second step in the writing process. During this process, we will not worry about spelling or using our best handwriting. We need to get our idea’s down on paper. We can start with a few simple words that will get our minds flowing. When you begin writing, do not worry about the shape of your object. Write your poem first and then we will work on the shape of the poem later.

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APA citation: Barnes, Morghan. (n.d). Concrete poems. Retrieved November 11, 2007 from http://www.literacyrules.com/pdf/Shoes4.pdf.

McGowan, Kelly. (n.d). Concrete poems. Retrieved November 11, 2007 from http://www.literacyrules.com/pdf/kellytree.pdf .

Newman, Jessica. (n.d). Concrete Poems. Retrieved November 11, 2007 from http://www.literacyrules.com/pdf/jessica's%20concrete.pdf .

Model: Shoes by Morghan Barnes Christmas tree by Kelly McGowan Flower by Jessica Newman

These models demonstrate that you need to first write your poem about something that you enjoy. After you have written your poem, space the words in the shape of the thing that you enjoy.

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Practice Activity

• Using one of the ideas from the pre-writing activity, the class will use the shared pen method to complete a rough draft.

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Assessment Activity• Students will begin

to write their own concrete poem. They must have at least 3 descriptive words about their topic.