1. Laura Middleton. Lynnette Fykes ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root. 5th Grade
Laura Middleton Lynnette Fykes ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root 5th Grade Cinquain Poetry

2. Laura Middleton. ECED 4300 A. Dr. Tonja Root. Fall 2007. 5th Grade
Laura Middleton ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root Fall th Grade Cinquain Poetry Prewriting

3. Primary Learning Outcome
PLO: The student will complete a graphic organizer for the prewriting stage. \

4. Georgia Performance Standard
ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

5. Form of Writing: Cinquain Poetry
Five Lines
Line 1: one word (subject or noun)
Line 2: two words (adjectives that describe Line 1)
Line 3: three words (action verbs that end in i-n-g that relate line 1)

6. Form of Writing: Cinquain Poetry
Line 4: four words (feelings or a complete sentence that relates to line 1) Line 5: one word (synonym of line 1 or a word that sums it up)

7. Stage of Writing: Prewriting
Prewriting is what you do before you write.
In this stage you organize your ideas and your thoughts.

8. Stage of Writing: Prewriting
There are 4 things to consider during the Prewriting Stage:
Form: The form we are using is a Cinquain Poem.
Purpose: The purpose of this stage is to help organize your ideas and thoughts.

9. Stage of Writing: Prewriting
Four things to consider Continued:
3. Audience: Are
you writing for
yourself or for others?
4. Topic: You can choose your own topic.

10. Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious
Spaghetti
Messy, spicy
Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth
Delicious
Barden,C. (N.D.). Cinquain. Retrieved November 13, 2007, from

11. Practice Activity
We will fill out the graphic organizer together as a class.
Let’s think about the topic of our cinquain poem. Does anyone have a topic they would like to write about? Have a student come to the board to write the topic on line one.

12. Practice Activity
Think of 2 adjectives that describe line 1. Have 2 students come to the board to write the adjectives on line 2.
Think of 3 action verbs that describe line one. The verbs must end in i-n-g. Have 3 students write the verbs on line 3.

13. Practice Activity
Think of 4 words. These words can be feelings or a complete sentence that relate to line 1. Have a student write the words on line 4.
Think of a synonym or a word that sums up the topic. Have a student write the word on line 5.

14. Assessment Activity
Now, you are to fill out your own graphic organizer.
I will give you a copy of the same one we did in class.
You can choose any topic you want to write about.

15. Lynnette Fykes ECED 4300 A Dr
Lynnette Fykes ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root Fall th Grade Cinquain Poetry Drafting

16. Primary Learning Outcome
PLO: The students will construct a draft of a cinquain poem.

17. Georgia Performance Standard
ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

18. Form of Writing: Cinquain Poetry
Five line poem
Line 1: one word (subject or noun)
Line 2: two words (adjectives) that describe Line 1
Line 3: three words (action verbs) that relate line 1.

19. Form of Writing: Cinquain Poetry
Line 4: four words (feelings or a complete sentence that relates to line 1)
Line 5: one word (synonym of line 1 or a word that sums it up)

20. Stage of Writing: Drafting
In the drafting stage, you take your ideas that you put on your graphic organizer during prewriting to form a draft.
The draft is to be in the format of a Cinquain Poem.
It is important not to worry about spelling or neatness during the drafting stage.

21. Braying, kicking, resisting
Mules
Stubborn, unmoving
Braying, kicking, resisting
Not wanting to listen
People
Barden,C. (N.D.). Cinquain. Retrieved November 13, 2007, from

22. Practice Activity
We will create a written draft of a Cinquain Poem as a class.
We will use the graphic organizer that we completed during the prewriting stage.
I will write what the students dictate.

23. Assessment Activity
Now, you will write your draft using the graphic organizer you completed on your own during the prewriting stage.
Your draft should be in the same form as the one we just completed as a class.
Remember not to worry about spelling or neatness.