Jennifer Webb and Car-ra BrimleyECED 4300 ADr. Tonja Root

Fall 2009

Cinquain PoetryFifth Grade

Prewriting/ DraftingELA5W4:

The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing.

a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

Jennifer Webb

PLO

Jennifer Webb

Primary Learning Outcome

The students will complete a graphic organizer to plan and draft a cinquain poem.

Jennifer Webb

Jennifer Webb

Jennifer Webb

• Non-rhyming five-line poem

• Describes a person, place, or thing

• Many different patterns of cinquain poems

Cinquain Poetry

Prewriting/ Drafting

• Generating ideas

• Decide on a topic and purpose

• Thinking and planning

• Organize thoughts

• Begin writing

Dessertcold, creamy

eating, giggling, lickingcone with three scoops

ice cream

a one-word title, a nountwo adjectivesthree –ing verbsa phrasea synonym for your title, another noun

Name______________________________Date______________________________

Cinquain Graphic OrganizerA cinquain poem is a five-line poem that describes a person, place, or thing.

Use this graphic organizer to write your own cinquain poem.

1_____________________________

a one word title, a noun that tells what your poem is about

2_______________, _____________

two adjectives that describe what you're writing about

3_________, ___________, _______

three -ing verbs that are related to the title of your poem

4_____________________________

a phrase that tells more about what you're writing about

5_____________________________

a synonym for your title, another noun that tells what your poem is about

Modified from Gardner, T. (2009). Cinquain graphic organizer. Retrieved October 15, 2009, from http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson43/RWT016-2.PDF

Ripley, J. (n.d.). Apples. Retrieved from, http://homepages.wmich.e d u/~j4gillia/cinquain.ppt

Published Cinquain

Appleshearty, healthy

growing, falling, rollingripening slowing on fruit trees

treat

• Shared writing technique

• Topic: winter

• Line 1: title

• Line 2: two adjectives

• Line 3: three –ing verbs

• Line 4: a phrase

• Line 5: noun/synonym

Practice Activity

Assessment Activity

• Decide on a topic

• Write your own cinquain

• Use graphic organizer to complete your poem

Revising/Editing

ELA5W3:

The student uses research and technology to support writing.

g. Uses a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings.

Car-ra Brimley

Primary Learning Outcome

The student will revise their cinquain poem by improving word choice and proofreading for mechanical errors.

Car-ra Brimley

• Non-rhyming five-line poem

• Describes a person, place, or thing

• Many different patterns of cinquain poems

Cinquain Poetry

Revising/Editing

•Refine ideas and content

•Changing, adding, deleting, and rearranging words

•Proofread

•Correct mechanical errors

Published Cinquain

Gardner, T. (2009). Penguins. Retrieved from, http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson43/RWT016-2.PDF

Penguin

black, white

waddling, swimming, leaping

a tuxedo in the cold winter

emperor

Practice Activity

• Shared writing technique

• Revise and edit classroom draft

• Use thesaurus to improve word choice

• Capitalize title and proper nouns

• Check spelling

• Check parts of speech

Assessment Activity

• Revise and edit your cinquain poem

• Use the thesaurus to modify word choice

• Correct mechanical errors

• Prepare poem to be published