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Diamante Poetry

Kerri Stanford & Lori Davis

ECED 4300 ADr. Tonja RootSpring 20092nd Grade

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Prewriting Kerri Stanford

•ELA2W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process.

The student: h. Prewrites to generate ideas orally.

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Prewriting PLO

•Students will list words on their graphic organizer to create a diamante poem.

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Diamante Poetry

•shaped in a diamond•seven lines•uses adjectives and participles.

•antonyms – two topics

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Diamante Poetry

•synonyms – one topic •incorporates different parts of speech

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Diamante Poetry Form•Line 1: noun as the subject•Line 2: two adjectives describing the subject

•Line 3: three participles (ending in –ing) used to describe the subject

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Diamante Poetry•Line 4: four nouns: first two related to the subject and the second two related to the opposite of the subject

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Diamante Poetry Form

•Line 5: three participles describing the antonym of the subject

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Diamante Poetry Form•Line 6: two adjectives that describe the antonym of the subject

•Line 7: one noun that is the antonym of the subject

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Prewriting Stage

• organize our thoughts • get ready to write.

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Prewriting Stage

• Four main areas: 1.Form

2.Purpose3.Audience

4.Topic

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Kerri Stanford, ECED 4300 A

Name:_____________________ Date:_________________________________

Graphic Organizer for Prewriting

1. List one noun as the subject of the poem:

_____________________________________ (Line 1)

2. List two adjectives describing the subject:

_____________________________________ (Line 2)

3. List three participles (ending in –ing) related to the subject

_____________________________________

(Line 3)

4. List two nouns related to the subject:

_____________________________________ (First two blanks of Line 4)

5. List an antonym of the subject:

_____________________________________ (Line 7)

6. List two adjectives describing the antonym:

_____________________________________ (Line 6)

7. List three participles (ending in –ing) that is related to the antonym of the subject:

_____________________________________ (Line 5)

8. List two nouns related to the antonym:

____________________________________ (Last two blanks of Line 4)

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My Example

WinterFrosty, Bright

Skiing, Snow Ball Fighting, SleddingIcicles, Snowflakes, Vacation, FamilySwimming, Sun Tanning, Sweltering

Hot, SunnySummer

                            

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Example Citation•Murphy. (n.d.). Diamante

Poems by Mrs. Murphy’s Class. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from Franklin Lakes Web site: http://www.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/famsweb/curriculum/English/diamantepoems/diamante.html

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Practice Activity

•The students will identify words for their graphic

organizer to help them in preparation for the

drafting stage as a class.

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Assessment Activity

•The students will identify words for their graphic organizer to help them in preparation for the drafting stage individually.

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Drafting Lori B. Davis

•ELA2W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process.

i. Uses planning ideas to produce a rough draft.

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Drafting PLO

•Student will create a diamante poem from the graphic organizer.

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Drafting Stage

•use graphic organizer to form poem

•construct poem in the shape of a diamond

•do not worry about errors

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My Example

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Example Citations•Murphy. (n.d.). Diamante

Poems by Mrs. Murphy’s Class. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from Franklin Lakes Web site: http://www.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/famsweb/curriculum/English/diamantepoems/diam ante.html

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Practice Activity

•The students will create a diamante poem using their graphic organizer.

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Draft

Diamante PoemDraft

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Assessment Activity

•Students will create a draft using their graphic organizer.