The Poet Tree A Poetry Expedition TEACHER PAGE TEACHER PAGE TEACHER PAGE TEACHER PAGE

Teacher page print slides 4 and 6-11 This expedition can be completed individually at a computer, or it can be used as a whole class activity. To be used as a whole class activity, print slides 4 and 6-11 (print as handout- 2 per page- to save paper and ink). You will also want to print copies of these graphic organizers for each student: Cinquain graphic organizer Diamante graphic organizer Limerick graphic organizer

Job Advertisement : The highly acclaimed magazine, "The Poet Tree,” is looking for some new and innovative poets to liven up the magazine with various types of poetry. Are you up for the challenge? Before hiring poets, they require that you complete a rigorous training process to become an expert poet. Click the Poet Tree to begin training.

PHASE 1: Create your acrostic Nickname badge To be a ‘Poet Tree’ poet, you must know several different types of poetry. The first type of poetry you encounter in your training is Acrostic poetry. What is an acrostic poem, and how can you use it to create your name badge? Let’s find out! What is an acrostic poem? What is an acrostic poem? Click here to create and print your acrostic name badge. For fun, use your nickname!

Phase 2: Poetry scavenger hunt Now that you know about acrostic poems, let’s find out about some other types of poetry. Click each type of poetry below to complete a scavenger hunt about it. HAIKU CINQUAIN DIAMANTE LIMERICK

Phase 2: POETRY SCAVENGER HUNT Haiku What do these haiku poems have in common? What do these haiku poems have in common? (Hint: Click next to see more haikus.) What is the traditional form of Haiku poems? Complete the words to this Haiku that helps you remember the form: I am first with Then in the middle – again to end.

Haiku poetry Continued Read these two “What Am I?” haikus. Write your own “What Am I?” Haiku: Green and speckled legs, Hop on logs and lily pads Splash in cool water. In a pouch I grow, On a southern continent -- Strange creatures I know. WHAT AM I?

Phase 2: POETRY SCAVENGER HUNT Cinquain What is a cinquain? How is a cinquain similar to a haiku? How is it different? Use this graphic organizer to plan and write a cinquain about your favorite animal.graphic organizer

Phase 2: POETRY SCAVENGER HUNT diamante What is the shape of a diamante? Read these diamante poems by kids like you. What do they all have in common?diamante poems How are diamante poems and cinquains alike? How are they different? Use this online tool to help you write a diamante poem about something you find in nature.online tool

Phase 2: POETRY SCAVENGER HUNT Limerick What is a limerick? What is the purpose of a limerick? Read these limericks by kids like you. What rhyming pattern do they all follow? Use this graphic organizer to write a limerick about a new teacher!graphic organizer

Phase 3: Final Challenge Now that you have experimented with each type of poetry, it is time for you to prove your poetic talent. Choose one type of poetry: acrostic, haiku, cinquain, diamante, or limerick. Write a poem about a topic of your choice using the correct form. The writer of the best poem will be selected to begin work for “The Poet Tree”magazine immediately.