Jherilyn Tuttle & Ashley Jackson

ECED 4300, Section BDr. Tonja RootSummer 2010

3rd GradeDiamante Poetry

Ashley JacksonPrewriting

ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student

m. Prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct.

›PLO: The student will demonstrate prewriting to generate ideas and develop a rough draft.

GPS & PLO

Form of Writing: Diamante Poetry

A poem with:›Seven lines›One topic or two opposite topics›Opposing topics meet in the

middle›Poem is in the shape of a

diamond

Must have a specific number and type of wordsLine 1: Noun

Line 2: Two describing words Line 3: Three action words Line 4: Four words, can be two about

topic one and two about topic two, or about the same topic

Line 5: Three action words Line 6: Two adjective Line 7: Ending noun; opposite of line one

Stage of Writing: Prewriting Find a topic and think of the

topic’s opposite (Noun) Find nouns, adjectives, and

verbs that correspond to the topic.

Use a graphic organizer to arrange the nouns, adjectives, and verbs.

Graphic OrganizerNouns Adjectives Verbs

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

APA Citation

Studies Poem

• Leslie, O.B. (n.d.). PIZZAZ! Diamante Poems. PIZZAZ. Retrieved June 27, 2010, from www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/dos

Graphic Organizer

• Jackson, A. 2010. Diamante Poem, informational writing graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Ga.

Published Diamante PoemStudies

By Soo Young

StudiesUnhappy, difficult

Boring, succeeding, sleepingLibrary, pencil, card, outsideInteresting, exciting, failing

Happy, easyPlay

Practice Activity

Complete a graphic organizer as a 3rd grade class

Construct a Diamante poem about night and day

Group collaboration

Assessment Activity

Complete a graphic organizer for a Diamante poem on your

own

Jherilyn TuttleDrafting

GPS GPS: ELA3W1 The student

demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student

f. Begins to use specific sensory details (e.g.,) strong verbs, adjectives) to enhance descriptive effect.

PLO

PLO: The student will demonstrate competency in the writing process by using specific sensory details to enhance descriptive effect in a Diamante poem.

Form of Writing: Diamante Poetry

A poem with:›Seven lines›One topic or two opposite topics›Opposing topics meet in the

middle›Poem is in the shape of a

diamond

Must have a specific number and type of wordsLine 1: Noun

Line 2: Two describing words Line 3: Three action words Line 4: Four words, two about topic one

and two about topic two Line 5: Three action words Line 6: Two adjective Line 7: Ending noun; opposite of line one

Stage of Writing: Drafting

Forming the poem using your graphic organizer

DO NOT worry about grammatical errors

Focus on content only Label “draft” Main idea on the first line of

poem

Draft______________________

TOPIC______________________ , ______________________,

TWO ADJECTIVES ABOUT THE TOPIC____________________ , ____________________ , ___________________,

THREE –ING WORDS________________, _________________, ______________, ___________________-

FOUR NOUNS OR A SHORT PHRASE ___________________, ___________________, __________________,

THREE –ING WORDS____________________, __________________,

TWO ADJECTIVES ABOUT THE TOPIC________________________SYNONYM OF TOPIC

APA Citation Mooil. (n.d.) Retrieved June24, 2010, from

Pizzazz! Diamante Poetry: http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/diamantes.html

ReadWriteThink: Student Materials: Diamante Poems. (n.d.). Homepage- ReadWriteTHink. Retrieved June 27, 2010, from http://readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante

Published Diamante PoemWinter

Rainy, cold Skiing, skating, sledding

Mountains, wind, breeze, ocean Swimming, surfing, scuba diving

Sunny, hot Summer

Practice Activity

Complete a draft as a 3rd grade class using the graphic

organizer created during prewriting

Group collaboration

Assessment Activity

Complete a draft for a Diamante poem on your own using the graphic organizer you created