Transcript Charity Morrison & Alison McCrary PwPt

Concrete Poetry
th
5 Grade
Charity Morrison and Alison McCrary
ECED 4300 B
Dr. Tonja Root
Summer 2010
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.
Prewriting
• PLO: Students will plan for their
concrete poetry piece by
completing a graphic organizer
using describing words.
Concrete Poetry-
th
5
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.
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
APA Citation for Graphic Organizer
• McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010).
Concrete Poetry: Word Web,
graphic organizer. Unpublished
graphic organizer. Valdosta State
University. Valdosta, GA.
McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
Concrete Poetry: Word
Web
Write a describing word in each of the
circles about the topic.
Example of Concrete Poetry
• Burgess, T. (n.d.). Concrete
Poems! Retrieved from
http://www.literacyrules.com/con
crete_poems.htm
Example
of
Concrete
Poetry
Practice
• 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.
Assessment Activity-
th
5
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.
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.
Drafting
PLO: The students will draft their
concrete poetry piece, using
their graphic organizer, to
convey a message about their
topic.
Concrete Poetry-
th
5
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.
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
Example of Concrete Poetry
• Ramsey, M. (n.d.). Concrete
Poems! Retrieved from
http://www.literacyrules.com/con
crete_poems.htm
Example
of
Concrete
Poetry
Practice Activity-
th
5
Grade
• As a class, use the graphic
organizer (about a school bus)
• Write a rough draft concrete
poem on the interactive white
board.
Assessment Activity-
th
5
Grade
• Use completed graphic organizers
to write rough- draft concrete
poems
• Self-selected topics