Charity Morrison and Alison McCrary ECED 4300 B Dr. Tonja Root Summer 2010 Concrete Poetry 5 th Grade

Charity Morrison Prewriting GPS: ELA5W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The student g. Uses a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings.

Prewriting PLO: Students will plan for their concrete poetry piece by completing a graphic organizer using describing words.

Concrete Poetry- 5 th Grade Explanation: – Poetry that uses physical arrangement of words or letters on a page for visual effect to add to the meaning of the poem.

Concrete Poetry: Prewriting Explanation – The first stage of writing – We will gather our thoughts and ideas – Plan using a graphic organizer – Decide on topic, audience, form, and purpose

APA Citation for Graphic Organizer McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

Concrete Poetry: Word Web Write a describing word in each of the circles about the topic. McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

Example of Concrete Poetry Burgess, T. (n.d.). Concrete Poems! Retrieved from crete_poems.htm

Example of Concrete Poetry

As a class, complete a graphic organizer on the interactive white board about a school bus. Tell the students to generate describing words about a school bus. Use the shared pen method to complete the graphic organizer.

Assessment Activity- 5 th Grade The students will be given a graphic organizer to complete individually. Each student will select their own topic. The students will generate describing words about their topic and complete the word web.

Alison McCrary Drafting GPS: ELA5W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing; the student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

Drafting PLO: The students will draft their concrete poetry piece, using their graphic organizer, to convey a message about their topic.

Concrete Poetry- 5 th Grade Explanation: – Poetry that uses physical arrangement of words or letters on a page for visual effect to add to the meaning of the poem.

Concrete Poetry: Drafting Explanation: – Second stage of the writing process – Use thoughts from graphic organizer to create a rough draft – Sketch the shape of your subject on a separate sheet of paper

Example of Concrete Poetry Ramsey, M. (n.d.). Concrete Poems! Retrieved from crete_poems.htm

Example of Concrete Poetry

Practice Activity- 5 th Grade As a class, use the graphic organizer (about a school bus) Write a rough draft concrete poem on the interactive white board.

Assessment Activity- 5 th Grade Use completed graphic organizers to write rough- draft concrete poems Self-selected topics