Ashley Jackson Prewriting

 ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student m. Prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. › PLO: The student will demonstrate prewriting to generate ideas and develop a rough draft. GPS & PLO

 A poem with: › Seven lines › One topic or two opposite topics › Opposing topics meet in the middle › Poem is in the shape of a diamond

 Must have a specific number and type of words Line 1: Noun Line 2: Two describing words Line 3: Three action words Line 4: Four words, can be two about topic one and two about topic two, or about the same topic Line 5: Three action words Line 6: Two adjective Line 7: Ending noun; opposite of line one

 Find a topic and think of the topic’s opposite (Noun)  Find nouns, adjectives, and verbs that correspond to the topic.  Use a graphic organizer to arrange the nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

NounsAdjectivesVerbs

Studies Poem Leslie, O.B. (n.d.). PIZZAZ! Diamante Poems. PIZZAZ. Retrieved June 27, 2010, from Graphic Organizer Jackson, A Diamante Poem, informational writing graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Ga.

Studies By Soo Young Studies Unhappy, difficult Boring, succeeding, sleeping Library, pencil, card, outside Interesting, exciting, failing Happy, easy Play

 Complete a graphic organizer as a 3 rd grade class  Construct a Diamante poem about night and day  Group collaboration

 Complete a graphic organizer for a Diamante poem on your own

Jherilyn Tuttle Drafting

 GPS: ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student f. Begins to use specific sensory details (e.g.,) strong verbs, adjectives) to enhance descriptive effect.

 PLO: The student will demonstrate competency in the writing process by using specific sensory details to enhance descriptive effect in a Diamante poem.

 A poem with: › Seven lines › One topic or two opposite topics › Opposing topics meet in the middle › Poem is in the shape of a diamond

 Must have a specific number and type of words Line 1: Noun Line 2: Two describing words Line 3: Three action words Line 4: Four words, two about topic one and two about topic two Line 5: Three action words Line 6: Two adjective Line 7: Ending noun; opposite of line one

 Forming the poem using your graphic organizer  DO NOT worry about grammatical errors  Focus on content only  Label “draft”  Main idea on the first line of poem

______________________ TOPIC ______________________, ______________________, TWO ADJECTIVES ABOUT THE TOPIC ____________________, ____________________, ___________________, THREE –ING WORDS ________________, _________________, ______________, ___________________- FOUR NOUNS OR A SHORT PHRASE ___________________, ___________________, __________________, THREE –ING WORDS ____________________, __________________, TWO ADJECTIVES ABOUT THE TOPIC ________________________ SYNONYM OF TOPIC

 Mooil. (n.d.) Retrieved June24, 2010, from Pizzazz! Diamante Poetry: ntes.html ntes.html ReadWriteThink: Student Materials: Diamante Poems. (n.d.). Homepage- ReadWriteTHink. Retrieved June 27, 2010, from eractives/diamante eractives/diamante

Winter Rainy, cold Skiing, skating, sledding Mountains, wind, breeze, ocean Swimming, surfing, scuba diving Sunny, hot Summer

 Complete a draft as a 3 rd grade class using the graphic organizer created during prewriting  Group collaboration

 Complete a draft for a Diamante poem on your own using the graphic organizer you created