Shelby Borthwick and Ebony Gaubault

ECED 4300 A Tonja Root

Summer 20105th Grade

Diamante Poetry

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

a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

Prewriting Diamante Poetry

Presented By Ebony Gaubault

PLO: The student will plan their poetry using a graphic organizer.

Diamante Poetry• seven lines

• shaped like a diamond

• one topic or two opposite topics

•meet in the middle.

• Prewriting

• Diamante Poetry

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DIAMANTE BRAINSTORMDirections: Think of some nouns, adjectives, and gerunds (–ing words) that remind you of the topic(s) of your diamante poem. Brainstorm as many words as you can, then use the best to write your poem. My diamante poem will be about ______________________________Nouns Adjectives Gerunds1. 1. 1.2. 2. 2.3. 3. 3.4. 4. 4.5. 5. 5.6. 6. 6.7. 7. 7.8. 8. 8.9. 9. 9.10. 10. 10.

Diamante Brainstorming. Retrieved April 5, 2010, from Read, Write, Think.com: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/less

on823/brainstorm.pdf

Published Diamante Poem

Man-Woman #1 by Lukacs (male)

Man Brilliant, perfect

Working, learning, earning Beer, car, mirror, make-up

Speaking, speaking, speaking Furious, exhausted

Woman

APA Citation

Lukacs, . (2010, March 3). Man-woman#1. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.ht ml

Practice Activity• complete a graphic organizer

together

• construct a Diamante poem about cats and dogs

•group collaboration

Assessment Activity

Complete Graphic Organizer

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

a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

Drafting Diamante Poetry

Presented By Shelby Borthwick

PLO: The student will draft their poetry using a graphic organizer.

Diamante Poetry• seven lines

• shaped like a diamond

• one topic or two opposite topics

•meet in the middle.

• Drafting

• Diamante Poetry

Use graphic organizer from prewriting

draft diamante poem

Drafting

Diamante Poem Drafting Organizer

Citation Root, T. (n.d.). Graphic organizer for a

diamante poem. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.valdosta.edu/~troot/eced4300/writing_&_reading_poetry.htm

Ivan. (n.d.) Retrieved May 26, 2010, from Pizzazz! Diamante Poetry:

http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/diamantes.html

Citation

The Earth by Ivan

Mountain High, rocky Flying, looking, killing Eagle, power, fear, rabbit Living, moving, making noise Deep, beautiful Valley  

Published Example

Teacher and students complete Diamante graphic organizer

Let the class brainstorm Agree on two contrasting subjects

Practice Activity

Use graphic organizer completed in the prewriting stage

Write the Diamante poem.

Practice Activity

Use the graphic organizer completed in prewriting stage

Complete drafting graphic organizer

Assessment Activity

ReferencesCopeland, C. & Hancock H. (2010). Diamante Graphic Organizer. Graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA