2. Bobbie Staten State of Writing: Prewriting GPS: ELA4W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements. PLO: The student will complete a graphic organizer.

3.  Shape Poetry  Written in a shape related to the topic or subject  Words and visual image interact  Single word or many words  Imagination and creativity – a must

4.  Form: Concrete or Shape Poetry  Purpose: entertain, create something unique  Audience: teacher and classmates Choose Subject:  List or draw object with simple or distinctive shape  List words that describe your object  Can repeat words in writing

5. EdHelper. Draw and Write. Retrieved October 8, 2009, from http://www.edhelperclipart.com/clipart/teachers/org- drawwrite.pdf

7. Tonndreault. Kinds of Poetry. Retrieved October 13, 2009, from http://www.schools.pinellas.k1 2.fl.us/educators/tec/Tondrea ult/Kinds.html

9. Teacher led 4 th grade activity:  Collect object/subject nominations from class (3)  Vote on an object  Draw object graphic organizer  List many words that describe object on graphic organizer

10. PLO: The student will complete a graphic organizer.  Complete graphic organizer for concrete poetry  Audience is teacher and class  Purpose is to entertain and be creative  Draw object  Write words related to object

11. Andrea Kelly Stage of Writing: Drafting/Publishing GPS: The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student b. writes texts of appropriate length to address the topic or tell the story PLO: The student will write a concrete poem.

12.  Shape Poetry  Write in the shape of your topic  Words and image interact  Use single word or many words  Must use imagination and creativity

13.  Form: Concrete or Shape Poetry  Purpose: entertain, create something unique  Audience: teacher and classmates Draft/Publish  Write in the form of the object you drew  Use words from graphic organizer to write sentences that describe the object  Use correct spelling, grammar, and legible handwriting

14.  EdHelper. Draw and Write. Retrieved October 8, 2009, from http://www.edhelperclipart.com/clip art/teachers/org-drawwrite.pdf http://www.edhelperclipart.com/clip art/teachers/org-drawwrite.pdf

15. Students will use this graphic organizer, which they filled out during prewriting, to write their draft/published pieces.

16.  Turning Pages. Concrete Poetry. Retrieved October 20, 2009. from: http://bolee.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/ concrete-poems/

18. Teacher led 4 th grade activity:  Use graphic organizer  Use words from graphic organizer to write sentences  Make sure sentences describe the object  Write the sentences in the shape/form of object  Use correct spelling, grammar, and legiable handwriting

19. PLO: The student will write a concrete poem.  Use graphic organizer to come up with sentences  Write sentences in the form of the shape  Sentences describe the shape  Audience is teacher and class  Purpose is to entertain and be creative