Cinquain Poetry

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Cinquain PoetryCristy Gaona

and Nicole GlosterECED 4300 BDr. Tonja Root

Fall 2008Fifth Grade

Cristy Gaona and Nicole Gloster 4300 B

Cristy Gaona• Prewriting

Nicole Gloster

• Drafting and Revision Stages

True Cinquain (For more-experienced writers)•A true Cinquain poem is a type of poetry that is written using five non-rhyming lines.• The first line uses 1 noun/topic that has 2 syllables. •The second line uses 2 adjective that describe the noun. This line has 4 syllables. •The third line uses 3 verbs and has 6 syllables.

•The fourth line uses 4 words that express feeling. This line has 8 syllables. •The fifth line use 1 word related to the topic. This line has 2 syllables.

Modified (For less-experienced writers)•The modified Cinquain follows the same word pattern rules as the true Cinquain, but you don’t use the syllable rule/count.

Example of True Cinquain:

Friend/shipPre/cious, awe/some

Bright/ens gloom/y mo/mentsRain/bow's treas/ure trove

dis/cov/eredAl/ways

Example of Modified Cinquain:

Sun/beamRa/di/ant, bright

Stream/ing, pour/ing, soft/lyAl/ways makes me hap/py

Gold/en

SpaghettiMessy, spicy

Slurping, sliding, fallingBetween my plate and mouth

Delicious(by Cindy Barden)

GPS:ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise,

and evaluate writing. The student

a. Plans and drafts independently and

resourcefully. Cristy Gaona and Nicole Gloster 4300 B

A. The student will plan for his or her poem by

completing the graphic organizer.

You will plan for your poem by jotting down

words to fit the description below the boxes on the graphic organizer. No need to

include complete sentences.

GPS:ELA5W4 The student consistently

uses a writing process to develop, revise,

and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and

resourcefully. b. Revises manuscripts to improve

the meaning and focus of writing by adding,

deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences. c. Edits to correct errors in spelling,

punctuation, etc.

PLO: A. Students will draft a Cinquain poem on the corresponding graphic

organizer. B. The student will revise and correct spelling while rewriting the poem on the

last graphic organizer.Cristy Gaona and Nicole Gloster 4300 B

•On the first line of the graphic organizer write 1 noun/topic•On the second line write 2 adjectives that describe the

topic•On the third line write 3 words

that express action (verbs) that relate to your topic

•On the fourth line write 4 words that express

feelings related to your topic

•On the fifth line (last line) write one word that

relates to the topicCristy Gaona and Nicole Gloster 4300 B

During this stage you will improve the

meaning and flow of your poem by adding, deleting, shortening,

and rearranging words as needed.

Punctuations such asCristy Gaona and Nicole Gloster 4300 B

(commas, periods, exclamation marks,

etc.) may also be added or removed to help your

poem flow smoothly. Grammar changes such as capitalization should

made as well. Cristy Gaona and Nicole Gloster 4300 B

Line 1 (write 1 noun/topic)

Line 2 (write 2 adjectives that describe the topic)

Line 3 (write 3 words that express action (verbs) that relate to your topic)

Line 4 (write 4 words that express feelings related to your topic )

Line 5 (write one word that relates to the topic)

Gloster, N. (2008) Cinquain Poem Drafting GO. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.Cristy Gaona and Nicole Gloster 4300 B

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Root, T. (2004). Cinquain Graphic Organizer. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Resources

Friendship. Cinquain Poem. Retrieved November 1, 2008 from Readinga-z.com: http/www.readingaz.com/site_and_dist/poetry_wksh/raz_p_wksh_cinquain4.pdf Gaona C. (2008). Cinquain Poetry Prewriting GO. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Gloster, N. (2008) Cinquain Poem Drafting GO. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Resources Cont . . .

Root, T. (2004). Cinquain Graphic Organizer. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Spagetti. Cinquain Poem. Retrieved November 10, 2008 from Poetry Primer: http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm

Sunbeam. Cinquain Poem. Retrieved November 1, 2008 from Readinga-z.com: http/www. readinga-z.com/site_and_dist/poetry_wksh/raz_p_wksh_cinquain4.pdf

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