1. Language Arts: Thursday, February 21, 2019
Handouts: * Cornell Notes: Poetry, Part 5, More Types of Poetry
Homework: *
Assignments due: * Diamante Poem

2. Lesson Goal: Review the distinctive elements of four forms of poetry and present your diamante poems to the class.
Outcomes: Be able to . . .
Explain what is meant by the term “stanza.”
Define the following terms: Haiku, limerick, concrete poetry, diamante, cinquain.
Identify each of the five forms of poetry listed above.
Present your diamante poem to the class.
Demonstrate your ability as an audience to listen attentively and supportively.

3. Please turn to today’s handout, Cornell Notes: Poetry, Part 5.
Starter #1 How many types of poetry forms have we written so far? Would you be able to recognize each one if you saw a sample on our test?
Before you share your diamante poems, let’s have one last poetry review. We’ll do it in the form of Cornell Notes.
Please turn to today’s handout, Cornell Notes: Poetry, Part 5.

4. Cornell Notes : Poetry, Part 5, More Types of Poetry
1. What do we mean by the term “stanzas” in poetry or in music?
Define the following terms:
1) Haiku
2) Limerick
3) Concrete Poetry
4) Diamante
5) Cinquain
1. Lines of words that form a group, with spaces in between lines to create those groups or “stanzas.” This gives a poem order and a balanced appearance.
1) A three-line poem about seasons and nature, with 17 syllables, 5 in the first and last line, 7 in the second line.
2) A humorous five-line poem w/ three long lines that rhyme (lines 1, 2, & 5) and two short lines that rhyme (3 & 4)
3) A poem shaped to look like its topic
4) A 7-line poem, shaped like a diamond
5) A 5-line poem w/ this format: 1—One word title; 2—Two words describe title; 3—Three words express action; 4—Four feeling words; 5—Another word for its title

5. Starter #2 What did we learn about “diamante poetry”?
A “diamante” is a seven-lined poem, shaped like a diamond. Can you think of a memory trick to help you recall that a diamante is diamond shaped?
A diamante poem also uses specific guidelines in writing each line. The pattern works like this:
Noun
Adjective, Adjective
Participle, Participle, Participle
Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun [or phrases]
What’s a participle? It’s a “verbal” (based on a verb—shows action) used as an adjective. It ends in –ing (present participle) or –ed (past participle). Think of it as an “ing” verb (or “ed” verb).

6. Monsters Creepy, sinister Hiding, lurking, stalking
Starter #3 A diamante always uses the same formula, but there are two different types of diamante poems. The first type is a Synonym Diamante, and it always describes one topic:  
Monsters Creepy, sinister Hiding, lurking, stalking
Vampires, werewolves, mummies, zombies
Chasing, pouncing, eating,
Hungry, scary Creatures

7. Starter #4 An Antonym Diamante shows the difference between two opposite topics:
Day Bright, sunny Laughing, playing, doing Up in the east, down in the west Talking, resting, sleeping Quiet, dark Night

8. Starter #5 If each speaker reads his/her poem slowly and distinctively and uses the mic effectively, we as the audience can tell whether the poet has successfully created a compelling diamante.
So if we were to silently evaluate each diamante poem we heard, what would we be listening for?
1) Does it have 7 lines?
2) Does each line have the right number of words? [ ]
3) Does each line have the right kind of word (part of speech)?
1 Noun
2 Adjectives (words that modify/describe nouns)
3 Participles (verbals that end in –ing)
4 Nouns (or several mirrored phrases)
3 Participles
2 Adjectives
4) Was it unique/original/creative?
5) Did we enjoy it? Did it create interesting images in our mind?

9. Starter #6 Take out a sheet of paper
Starter #6 Take out a sheet of paper. Create a heading at the top with your name, the date, and your class. Use this sheet to:
* Evaluate the elements of each diamante with a “Yes” or “No” or “?”
* Then give each poem an overall rating of: P P P-
lines Words/line Parts of speech Original Overall Rating Names