Michelle Rentz Andrea HinsonECED 4300 CDr. Tonya RootFall 2009Grade Level: 5th Specific form of writing Limerick

Michelle RentzStage of Writing: Prewriting

GPS:ELA5W4PLO:The students will complete their own graphic organizer.

GPS:

ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student

Elements: a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

Form of Writing: Limerick 5 line poemWittyHumorousRhyming patterns Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhymeLines 3 and 4 rhymeLast line punch line

Stage of Writing: Prewriting Getting ready to write stage:•Choose topic•Choose form of writing•Choose audience•Decide purpose for writing

Example:There was an Old Man in a tree,Who was horribly bored by a Bee;When they said, ‘Does it buzz?’He replied, ‘Yes, it does!’‘It’s a regular brute of a Bee!’

Graphic Organizer:Flow Chart Limerick PoemTopic:Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

Line 5

Practice Activity:

Class collaborationShared pen techniqueComplete following practice limerick

There once was a pauper named Meg

• Who accidentally broke her _________.

• She slipped on the __________.• Not once, but thrice• Take no pity on her, I ________.• She jumped up and flew _______.

APA citations of published examples

• Lear, E.(1998-2009).DLTK’s Sites. http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/m-limerickhtm.

Example Published model:There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;

But he played day and night,

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

Assessment Activity

• Students will complete graphic organizer

• 5 lines completed

• Rhyming words and phrases in order

Andrea Hinson Stage of writing: Drafting Stage

GPS:ELA5W4PLO: a. The student will write a rough

draft of a Limerick using their graphic organizers.

GPS: ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

Form of Writing: Limerick 5 line poemWittyHumorousRhyming patterns Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhymeLines 3 and 4 rhymeLast line punch line

Stage of Writing: Drafting

• Use graphic organizer• Begin developing the Limerick

Graphic Organizer:Flow Chart Limerick PoemTopic:Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

Line 5

Assessment Activity:• The students will complete their own

draft by using their graphic organizers.• The draft will have five lines.• Lines one, two and five will rhyme. • Lines three and four will rhyme.• Don’t worry about errors• Punctuation • Spelling

APA citations of published examples

–Lear,E.(2009).Book of nonsense.Echo Library.

Example: Published Model

There was an Old Man on a hill,

Who seldom, if ever, stood still;

He ran up and down,

In his Grandmother’s gown

Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.

Practice Activity• In groups of three, students will

collaborate in order to write a limerick draft using their graphic organizers.

• The first student will decide on the first two lines.

Continued:

• The second student will write the 3rd and 4th line.

• The third student will come up with the final line, which has to rhyme with the first two lines.