1. Cinquains

2. Adelaide Crapsey Adelaide Crapsey 1878 to 1914, invented the unrhymed, 5-lined, 22-syllable form known  as the American cinquain.
NOVEMBER NIGHT Listen… With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from trees Fall

3. Brown Cat
Playful, furry Jumping, chasing, sleeping Chooses when to give love to us My pet

4. What is a Cinquain?
I know that cinq means 5 in French! Hmmm….. This calls for some Super heroes to the rescue!

5. Brown Cat
topic
Playful, furry Jumping, chasing, sleeping Chooses when to give love to us My pet
2 adjectives
3 verbs with -ing
emotions
synonym

6. Parts of Speech Nouns (person, place, thing
Adjective (describes the noun)
Verb (action with ing)
Synonym (another word that means the same)

7. Ice Cream
topic
Sticky, Chocolate Eating, Melting, Topping Mint Chocolate Chip Makes Me Happy Cold Treat
2 adjectives
3 verbs with -ing
Phrase/emotions
synonym

8. Ice Cream
Sticky, Chocolate Eating, Melting, Topping Mint Chocolate Chip Makes Me Happy Cold Treat

9. Ice Cream
topic
Ice Cream chocolate, cold slurping, dripping, melting cold treat in summer Dessert
2 adjectives
3 verbs with -ing
Phrase/emotion
synonym

10. Topic Adjec tives Verbs- ing Phrase/Emotions Synonym

11. Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth
Spaghetti
Spaghetti
Messy, spicy
Slurping, sliding, falling
Between my plate and mouth
Noodles

12. Braying, kicking, resisting
Mules
Mules
Stubborn, unmoving
Braying, kicking, resisting
Not wanting to listen
Donkey

13. Fishing, hiking, hunting
Camping
Camping
Nature, Wildlife
Fishing, hiking, hunting
Relaxing with family
Outdoors

14. Is there…. Rhythm? Rhyme? Repeating words?
How does the poem make you feel?

15. Assignment Brainstorm Nouns/ Topics Pass out graphic organizer
Work in groups of 2 to create 2 cinquains
Once they have written their own cinquain they can place in their blog
Go to Cinquain online generator and create an individual cinquain.

16. Tech Tools for Cinquains
Cinquain graphic organizer
Poetry Idea Engine

17. Similes & Metaphors
Firework by Katie Perry Simile: Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, Metaphor: Cause, baby, you're a firework
Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts Simile: Life's like a road that you travel on Simile: Life is a highway
Naturally by Selena Gomez Metaphor: You are the thunder Metaphor: I am the lightening

18. Similes & Metaphors
My Heart's a Stereo by Gym Class Heroes (Even the title is a metaphor!! :) ) Metaphor: My heart's a stereo Metaphor: Make me your radio
Mean by Taylor Swift Simile: You, with your words like knives and swords Simile: You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard,