1. A Diamante Poem on the American Revolution Era
Revolutionary Ideas
A Diamante Poem
on the
American Revolution Era

2. Choosing the Topic
You will write a diamante poem based on the American Revolutionary War time period through the creation of the Constitution. Choose a topic that represents two opposing sides of the revolution era (patriots v. loyalists, colonies v. England, states rights v. central government rights, etc.). You may need to refer to your book or notes.

3. Creating the Poem
Follow the directions for creating the diamante poem based on your selected topic:
Line 1: subject (one word)
Line 2: two adjectives describing the subject
Line 3: three words ending in –ing relating to the subject
Line 4: two words describing the subject and two words describing its opposite
Line 5: three words ending in –ing relating to the opposite
Line 6: two adjectives describing the opposite of the subject
Line 7: opposite (one word)

4. Publishing the Poem
Publish your poem in color (red or blue) in the following format:
Subject
Adjective adjective
Verb-ing verb-ing verb-ing
Describe subject describe opposition
opposition