Diamante Poetry

1. Diamante Poetry Heather Stover & Katie Lynn Wetherington ECED 4300 B, Dr. Tonja Root, Fall 2009 Grade 3

2. Heather Stover PLO: The students will complete a graphic organizer for diamante poetry and then create a draft using the organizer. Stage of writing: • Prewriting • Drafting GPS: ELA3W1m Prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

3. Form of Writing: *poem in the shape of a diamond* Noun (opp. of 7) 2 adjectives for line 1 3 action verbs for line 1 4 nouns (2 for line 1; 2 for line7) 3 action verbs for line 7 2 adjectives for line 7 Noun (opp. Of 1) Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

4. Stage of Writing: PREWRITING Choose a topic Choose audience Draw a picture, if desired Generate words Complete graphic organizer Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

5. Stage of Writing: DRAFTING Arrange words from graphic organizer into diamond shape using the following format: Noun (opp. of 7) 2 adjectives for line 1 3 action verbs for line 1 4 nouns (2 for line 1; 2 for line7) 3 action verbs for line 7 2 adjectives for line 7 Noun (opp. Of 1) Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

6. Graphic Organizer – Diamante Poetry Opposite nouns: Adjectives: Action verbs: Nouns: Stover, H. (2009). Diamante Poetry: Graphic Organizer. Unpublished manuscript. Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

7. Published Example: Winter Rainy, cold Skiing, skating, sledding Mountains, wind, breeze, ocean Swimming, surfing, scuba diving Sunny, hot Summer Opp-Beckman, L. (1994). Pizzaz!...diamante poems. Retrieved from http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/diamantes.html Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

8. Prewriting Practice: • Shared writing technique to complete the group’s graphic organizer • Group of no more than 16 students at a time Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

9. Prewriting Assessment: • Each student gets a blank graphic organizer to complete independently. • The practice would remain posted for reference • If the assignment pertains to a content area that they’re studying, I would let the students use the related text book for word choices Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

10. Drafting Practice: • Call on students to tell me which words (from our graphic organizer) to put on which lines to create our poem Pre-made sheet with lines drawn in diamond format x x x x x x x Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

11. Drafting Assessment: • Ask each student to create own draft of a diamante poem using the information from their graphic organizer. • Emphasize skipping lines • Walk around the room to monitor progress and offer assistance, if needed Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

12. Katie Lynn Wetherington Stage • Revising and Editing GPS- ELA3W1m Prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. • PLO- The students will use revision and editing to correct their drafts. Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

13. Diamante PoetryForm of Writing Is a poem in the shape of a diamond that contains….. Noun (opp. of 7) 2 adjectives for line 1 3 action verbs for line 1 4 nouns (2 for line 1; 2 for line7) 3 action verbs for line 7 2 adjectives for line 7 Noun (opp. Of 1) Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

14. Revising StageStage of Writing • Will refine ideas & improve the content of writing • Rearrange, add, or remove content • Can make notes and use proofreading marks on your paper to go back and change the content during the editing stage Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

15. Editing StageStage of Writing • Proofreading stage • Spelling, capitalization, punctuation, & paragraph form • Mechanics (grammar and content) • Allow 2-3 days before you begin editing your revised piece • Proofreader’s marks to make changes • You may meet with the teacher for final editing. Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

16. Published Example Fire hot, bright, burning, flaming, glaring, blazing, raging, tranquil, solid chilling, freezing, cooling, frigid, frosty, Ice K., Kim. (2009). Diamante Poems by Mrs. Murphy’s Class. Retrieved from http://www.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/famsweb/curriculum/English/diamantepoems/diamante.html Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

17. Revising Practice Activity • The students will practice revising a diamante poem by using the shared pen technique to add different synonyms by deleting current words in the draft to make it sound better. Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

18. Revising Assessment Activity • The students will revise the diamante poem they completed during the drafting stage by adding or deleting words to make it sound its best. Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

19. Editing Practice Activity • The students will practice the editing stage of the writing process by using the shared pen technique to add commas and to correct mechanics on the draft. Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

20. Editing Practice Activity Fire hot, bright, burning, Flaming glaring, blazing, ragig, tranquil solid chilling freezing, Cooling, fridged, fresty, Ice K., Kim. (2009). Diamante Poems by Mrs. Murphy’s Class. Retrieved from http://www.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/famsweb/curriculum/English/diamantepoems/diamante.html Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

21. Editing Assessment Activity • The students will edit the revised copy of their diamante poem by using proofreader’s marks to correct mechanics, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry