1. Diamante Poems

2. 94 Poetry: Diamante 4/18 95 Poetry: Diamante 4/18
Goal: To express your creativity by writing diamante poems.
Write as many diamante poems as time allows.
Illustrate them.
94 Poetry: Diamante 4/18
95 Poetry: Diamante 4/18
Essential Skill: Collaborating toward a creative outcome.

3. Singing, dancing, shouting Mesmerizing the adoring audience
Diamante
The Italian word for diamond. This form takes the shape of a diamond when it is completed. There are two patterns to choose from – both of which must be viewed visually to appreciate. Pattern 1 develops one topic. Pattern 2 starts out with one theme and in the middle begins to move toward an opposite theme.
Star
Famous, successful,
Singing, dancing, shouting
Mesmerizing the adoring audience
Performing, working, reaching
Frenzied, dazzling
Showman

4. Pattern 1:
Line 1 – Choose a topic (noun)
Line 2 – Use two describing words (adjectives)
Line 3 – Use three participles ending in “ing”
Line 4 – Use a four-word phrase capturing some feeling about the topic
Line 5 – Use three participles ending in “ing”
Line 6 – Use two describing words (adjectives)
Line 7 – Use a synonym as an ending word (noun, strong word)
Star
Famous, successful,
Singing, dancing, shouting
Mesmerizing the adoring audience
Performing, working, reaching
Frenzied, dazzling
Showman
On page 94, brainstorm a list of possible topics and then try to write 1-4 diamante poems for pattern 1.

5. Diamante: Pattern 2
Line 1 – Choose a noun as your title and an antonym for the ending of your poem
Line 2 – Use two adjectives
Line 3 – Use three participles ending in “ing” words to describe the title
Line 4 – Use two words to express the title noun – then two words to express the opposite ending noun. The theme changes in this line!
Line 5 – Choose three participles ending in "ing" to describe the ending noun
Line 6 – Use two adjectives to describe the ending noun
Line 7 – Use one word – the antonym (opposite) you decided upon in line 1
Loser
Careless, wimpy
Whining, complaining, stumbling
Shy, timid – confident, courageous
Stretching, achieving, succeeding
Hardworking, determined
Winner
On page 95, brainstorm a list of possible topics and then try to write 1-4 diamante poems for pattern 2

6. Pattern 2 Example Health Food natural, low-calorie
nourishing, strengthening, boring
kale, kimchi, chips, chocolate
tantalizing, satisfying, fattening
salty, sweet
Junk Food

7. spinning, shifting, living shores, oceans, horizons, heavens
Pattern 2 Example
Earth
magnificent, finite
spinning, shifting, living
shores, oceans, horizons, heavens
beaming, reflecting, inspiring
celestial, infinite
Sky

8. Warming, burning, shining Day, bright, night, crescent
Pattern 2 Example:
Sun
Golden, glorious
Warming, burning, shining
Day, bright, night, crescent
Illuminating, shimmering, orbiting
Silvery, shadowy
Moon

9. Shopping, spending, buying Buses, planes, bicycles, trains
Pattern 2 Example:
City
Rich, posh
Shopping, spending, buying
Buses, planes, bicycles, trains
Chirping, lazing, sleeping
Peaceful, fresh
Country

10. Glowing, shining, revealing Mirror, candle . . . Whisper, shadow
Pattern 2 Example
Light
Clear, brilliant
Glowing, shining, revealing
Mirror, candle Whisper, shadow
Deepening, sleeping, shrouding
Black, quiet
Darkness

11. Haikus

12. Haiku Haiku is a Japanese verse in three lines.
In the most common form of haiku here are 17 syllables
Line 1 is 5 syllables
Line 2 is 7 syllables
Line 3 is 5 syllables
Haikus are usually written about nature.
Their purpose is to create mood, a feeling in the reader.
There is no rhyme and there are no metaphors or similes.

13. If not for the cat
and the scarcity of cheese
I could be content.

14. The young artist takes
pains to paint a masterpiece:
A smiling pumpkin.

15. Drooping green branches
weighted down with heavy snow
waiting for the spring

16. What if your computer wrote error messages in haiku?
Static, then silence.
The thousand dollar blue screen
dies so peacefully.

17. “Your Mac crashed again,”
screams the rainbow Wheel of Death.
“No one hears your cries.”

18. Haiku /19
Fill page 96 with haikus. Write as many as you can but you must write at least TWO (2).
Suggestions:
Animal Line 1 is 5 syllables
Object Line 2 is 7 syllables famous Person Line 3 is 5 syllables
Riddle
Seasons
Sports
Humor / Jokes

19. Please take out your writer’s notebook and turn to page 96.
Goals: Share haikus; write a concrete poem on notebook page 97; pop sonnet mystery
E Skill: Making decisions after reflection and review
Please take out your writer’s notebook and turn to page 96.

20. Concrete Poems

23. Lewis Carroll’s A Mouse’s Tale appears in the third chapter of his best-known work, Alice in Wonderland. It is a “tale” about a “tail” and, of course, looks like a tail.

26. Lazy Jane
By Shel Silverstein

34. Concrete poem 4/20
On notebook page 97, create at least one concrete poem – a poem that looks like its subject.

35. Please take out your writer’s notebook and write down your homework.

36. Think of something you can do.
Jumping jacks
Riding a horse
Convincing your parents to give you extra dessert
Reading a book
Eating an ice cream cone
Baking brownies….
Now, think of the steps involved in this action.
Explain the action and the steps to your shoulder partner.

37. How to poems
A "How To" poem can be used with any topic.
1. Pick a topic.
2. Make a list of actions related to your topic.
3. Use figurative language.
4. Decide what order is best for your list.
That's it.

38. How to be a Fraction
Be 1/2 of what you are
Realize your lifespan will never be greater than one
When trying to be equal
treat your top the same as your bottom
Multiply with other fractions
Spend 1/3 of your time being improper
Simplify
Only be mixed if you know what you are doing.
Be careful when you cross-multiply
If you are going to change religions, convert to a decimal
Know that if you've had 1/2 as much fun as I've had
I've had twice as much fun as you

41. It's fun to write "how to" poems where the narrators are self- serving
It's fun to write "how to" poems where the narrators are self- serving. They pretend to be telling the truth but they are really just telling us to do what works for them.
How to be a Bird -- by A. Cat
Sit still on a low branch.
Smile as furry friends approach.
Never fly away from friendly felines.
Wait until you are greeted with a love embrace.
Sleep soundly.

42. How to do the Hokey Pokey
You put your right foot in
You pull your right foot out
You put your right foot in and you shake it all about
You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about.

43. 98 “How to” Poem brainstorm 4/22 99 “How to” Poem 4/22
On notebook page 98:
Brainstorm topics and then ideas for a How To poem.
Write a rough draft of your poem.
On notebook page 99, write a final draft of your “How to” poem.

44. Please write down your homework and share about your weekend
Please write down your homework and share about your weekend. Begin with the person wearing the most “springy” clothing.
Goals:
Write down homework / share about weekend
Share “How to” poems
Write cinquains
Essential Skill: Making decisions after reflection and review

45. 4 syllables Turns to purple 6 syllables As the sun slides behind
A cinquain is a five-line poem that was invented by American poet Adelaide Crapsey. She took her inspiration from the Japanese haiku.
5 lines Line 1 is two syllables
Line 2 is four syllables
Line 3 is six syllables
Line 4 is eight syllables
Line 5 are two syllables
Flows smoothly and creates an image
2 syllables Pink sky
4 syllables Turns to purple
6 syllables As the sun slides behind
8 syllables The mountains and day slowly turns
2 syllables To night

46. 2 syllables Pink sky
4 syllables turns to purple
6 syllables as the sun slides behind
8 syllables the mountains and day slowly turns
2 syllables to night

47. 2 syllables Oh, cat
4 syllables are you grinning
6 syllables curled in the window seat
8 syllables as the sun warms you this April
2 syllables morning?

48. 2 syllables Stillness
4 syllables of night deepens:
6 syllables stars are scattered across
8 syllables black velvet sky in glorious
2 syllables array

49. 2 syllables Listen...
4 syllables With faint dry sound,
6 syllables Like steps of passing ghosts,
8 syllables The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees
2 syllables And fall.

50. 2 syllables Baseball
4 syllables Bat cracks against
6 syllables The pitch, sending it out
8 syllables Over the back fence, I did it!
2 syllables Homerun

51. 2 syllables Puppy
4 syllables orn’ry, naughty
6 syllables growling, jumping, chewing
8 syllables a playful bundle of trouble
2 syllables Boxer

52. 2 syllables Penguin
4 syllables black, orange, white
6 syllables waddling, swimming, leaping
8 syllables a tuxedo in the cold water
2 syllables Emp’or

53. 5 lines Line 1 is two syllables
“Cinquain” Poem brainstorm 4/27
“Cinquain” Poem /27
On notebook page 101:
Brainstorm topics and then ideas for a cinquain poem.
Write a rough draft of your poem(s).
On notebook page 102, write a final draft of your cinquain poem.
Write 1-5 cinquain poems. Illustrate them!
5 lines Line 1 is two syllables
Line 2 is four syllables
Line 3 is six syllables
Line 4 is eight syllables
Line 5 is two syllables Flows smoothly and creates an image

54. Illustrate your cinquains!
Reducing syllables:
‘tis = it is
o’er = over
Increasing syllables:
stressed
blessed
Illustrate your cinquains!

55. As you write down your homework share your favorite thing about:
Goals: share cinquain poems, odes
Essential Skills: Making decisions after reflection and review
As you write down your homework share your favorite thing about:
Wednesday OR
2. The Wednesday Wars

56. On the TOP of page 103, list some of your favorite things.
Ode Brainstorm 4/27
On the TOP of page 103, list some of your favorite things.
Don’t use too much space.

57. Fill page 103 with your ideas for a great ode!
Ode Brainstorm 4/27
On the TOP of page 103, list some of your favorite things. Don’t use too much space.
Select a favorite thing.
LIST similes, metaphors, hyperboles (exaggerations), images, sights, sounds, tastes, smells, feelings…. related to your favorite thing.
Write a rough draft of your ode.
Fill page 103 with your ideas for a great ode!

58. Before your write the final draft of your ode, brainstorm:
2 similes
2 metaphors
1 personification
2 exaggerations (hyperbole)
4 images:
Smells
Tastes
Feelings (touch)
Sounds
Sights
Ode /27

59. You will be working on creating a Found Poem.
Found Poem Brainstorm /29
Found Poem /29
Please take out a reading book. If you do not have a book with you, you may use The Wednesday Wars.
You will be working on creating a Found Poem.

60. Inspired by The Wednesday Wars, pages 1-2
The List
A Found Poem
Inspired by The Wednesday Wars, pages 1-2
It began:
Spray deodorant
in desk drawers.
Number 400 – you really don’t want to know.
Number 410 – juvenile detention. ….