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Cinquain Poetry
rd
3 Grade
Nicole Schuknecht and Brooke Meeks
ECED 4300 A Dr.Tonja Root
Spring 2009
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED
4300 A. Spring 2009
Prewriting
Nicole Schuknecht
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Georgia Performance
Standard
• ELA3W1- The student
demonstrates competency in the
writing process. The student
m. Pre-writes to generate ideas,
develops a rough draft, rereads
to revise, and edits to correct.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Primary Learning
Outcome
The student will demonstrate
the structure of Cinquain
Poetry by creating their own
Cinquain Poem.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Poetry
• An unrhymed poem consisting
of five lines
• Describes something
• Specific lines are designated
for a certain number of words
and certain types of words
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Poetry
• 1st line: 1 noun telling the
subject of the poem
•
nd
2
line: 2 adjectives
describing the subject of
the poem (line 1)
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Poetry
•
rd
3
line: 3 –ing verbs showing
action about the subject of
the poem (line 1)
• 4th line: 4 or 5 word phrase
describing the subject (line
1)
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Poetry
•
th
5
line: a synonym replacing
the title of subject (line 1)
Line 1 is general
Line 5 is specific
Example:
storm/tornado
(hurricane or
blizzard)
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• Noun: names a person,
place or thing
• Verb: expresses action
• Adjective: describes a
noun or pronoun
• Adverb: describes or
modifies an action
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Prewriting Stage
•
st
1
step in the writing process
• What you do before you write
• Organize your ideas and
thoughts
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Key components of
prewriting
• Choose a topic
• Pick a form
• Choose an audience
• Pick a purpose
• Create a Graphic Organizer
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
• Form- Cinquain Poetry
• Audience- Teacher and Peers
• Purpose- to entertain or
inform
• Graphic Organizer- Shows
the specific ideas we need to
list to create a Cinquain poem
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Graphic organizer
Noun
Subject of your poem
________________________________
Adjectives
Words that describe the subject of the poem
Phrase
A four-five word phrase that describes the subject
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Synonyms
____________________________________________
Words with similar meaning as the subject
Action Verbs
List some -ing action verbs that describe the subject’s
action
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Modified by Nicole Schuknecht from
Douglas, C. (2008). Cinquain Poetry
Graphic Organizer. Unpublished
graphic organizer. Valdosta State
University. Valdosta, GA.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Example of a Cinquain
Poem
Lion
Golden, Strong
Staring, Creeping, Pouncing
A hunter on the prowl
Predator
(2003). Writing Cinquain Poetry. Retrieved March 31, 2009, from
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebra/
5-6/activities/poetry/cinquain.html
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Practice activity
Guided Practice (3rd grade)
• Brainstorm ideas for a topic
• Consider the purpose and the
audience
• We will use the shared pen
technique to brainstorm
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Practice cont.
• Line 1: name a general topic
• Line 2: Brainstorm 4-5
adjectives to describe the
topic
• Line 3: Brainstorm 4-5
verbs to describe the topic
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Practice cont.
• Line 4: Brainstorm 2-3 four
word phrases to describe the
topic
• Line 5: Rename the topic using
a synonym and be specific
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Assessment
It is your turn to complete
your own graphic organizer
for your Cinquain Poem
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Assessment cont.
–Choose a topic
–Brainstorm 4-5
–Brainstorm 4-5
–Brainstorm 3-4
–Brainstorm 3-4
adjectives
verbs
phrases
synonyms
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting
Brooke Meeks
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Georgia Performance
Standard
– ELA3W1 The student
demonstrates competency in the
writing process. The student
m. Pre-writes to generate ideas,
develops a rough draft, rereads
to revise, and edits to correct.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke
Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring
Primary Learning
Outcome
The student will
demonstrate the structure
of Cinquain Poetry by
creating their own Cinquain
Poem.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting Stage
• Second stage of the writing
process
• We will be using the graphic
organizer that you completed
during prewriting to help you
create your poem.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting stage cont.
• Drafting is putting all of
your ideas down on paper
• You do not have to worry
about mechanics during this
stage of writing.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting stage cont.
• Make sure that you
include everything needed
for a cinquain poem to be
complete
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting stage
• During this stage there
are 6 main things that
need to be focused on:
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting stage cont.
–Title
– One noun
–Two adjectives
–Three –ing action verbs
–A four or five word phrase
–A synonym
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Practice
• Now we will use the graphic
organizer that was
completed during prewriting
as a reference for writing
your cinquain poem.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Practice cont.
• Focus on the topic of your
poem
• Do not worry about
mechanics such as
capitalization, punctuation,
spelling, grammar, etc.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Rough Draft
_________________
(Subject: one word)
_________________ _________________
(Two adjectives describing Line 1)
__________________ __________________ __________________
(Three –ing verbs describing Line 1)
__________________ __________________ __________________ _______________
(One phrase describing Line 1)
___________________
(One Synonym renaming line 1)
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Example of a Cinquain
Poem
Dog
Loyal, Brave
Loving, Playing, Guarding
Best friend of man
Pet
(2008). Poem Hunters.com. Retrieved March 31,
2009, from
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cinquain-poems/
(2008). DogBreedInfoCenter.
Retrieved March 31, 2009,
from
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com
/images19/BloodhoundAbby4
Months.JPG
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Assessment
• Now you will write your first
draft of a cinquain poem
independently using your
graphic organizer.
• Your Cinquain poem should look
very similar to the examples
that you were shown.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009