1. Charity Morrison and Alison McCrary ECED 4300 B Dr. Tonja Root Summer 2010 Concrete Poetry 5 th Grade

2. Charity Morrison Prewriting GPS: ELA5W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The student g. Uses a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings.

3. Prewriting PLO: Students will plan for their concrete poetry piece by completing a graphic organizer using describing words.

4. Concrete Poetry- 5 th Grade Explanation: – Poetry that uses physical arrangement of words or letters on a page for visual effect to add to the meaning of the poem.

5. Concrete Poetry: Prewriting Explanation – The first stage of writing – We will gather our thoughts and ideas – Plan using a graphic organizer – Decide on topic, audience, form, and purpose

6. APA Citation for Graphic Organizer McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

7. Concrete Poetry: Word Web Write a describing word in each of the circles about the topic. McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

8. Example of Concrete Poetry Burgess, T. (n.d.). Concrete Poems! Retrieved from http://www.literacyrules.com/con crete_poems.htm

9. Example of Concrete Poetry

10. As a class, complete a graphic organizer on the interactive white board about a school bus. Tell the students to generate describing words about a school bus. Use the shared pen method to complete the graphic organizer.

11. Assessment Activity- 5 th Grade The students will be given a graphic organizer to complete individually. Each student will select their own topic. The students will generate describing words about their topic and complete the word web.

12. Alison McCrary Drafting GPS: ELA5W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing; the student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

13. Drafting PLO: The students will draft their concrete poetry piece, using their graphic organizer, to convey a message about their topic.

14. Concrete Poetry- 5 th Grade Explanation: – Poetry that uses physical arrangement of words or letters on a page for visual effect to add to the meaning of the poem.

15. Concrete Poetry: Drafting Explanation: – Second stage of the writing process – Use thoughts from graphic organizer to create a rough draft – Sketch the shape of your subject on a separate sheet of paper

16. Example of Concrete Poetry Ramsey, M. (n.d.). Concrete Poems! Retrieved from http://www.literacyrules.com/con crete_poems.htm

17. Example of Concrete Poetry

18. Practice Activity- 5 th Grade As a class, use the graphic organizer (about a school bus) Write a rough draft concrete poem on the interactive white board.

19. Assessment Activity- 5 th Grade Use completed graphic organizers to write rough- draft concrete poems Self-selected topics