Diamante PoetryHeather Stover & Katie Lynn WetheringtonECED 4300 B, Dr. Tonja Root, Fall 2009

Grade 3

Heather Stover

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

PLO:The students will complete a graphic organizer for diamante poetry and then create a draft using the organizer.

Form of Writing:

*poem in the shape of a diamond*Noun (opp. of 7)

2 adjectives for line 13 action verbs for line 1

4 nouns (2 for line 1; 2 for line7)3 action verbs for line 72 adjectives for line 7

Noun (opp. Of 1)Heather Stover and Katie Lynn

Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

Stage of Writing:

PREWRITINGChoose a topic

Choose audienceDraw a picture, if desired

Generate wordsComplete graphic organizer

Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

Stage of Writing:

DRAFTINGArrange 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 14 nouns (2 for line 1; 2 for line7)

3 action verbs for line 72 adjectives for line 7

Noun (opp. Of 1)

Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

Stover, H. (2009). Diamante Poetry: Graphic Organizer. Unpublished manuscript.

Opposite nouns:

Adjectives:

Action verbs:

Nouns:

Graphic Organizer – Diamante Poetry

Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

Winter Rainy, cold

Skiing, skating, sledding Mountains, wind, breeze, ocean

Swimming, surfing, scuba diving Sunny, hot

Summer

Published Example:

Opp-Beckman, L. (1994). Pizzaz!...diamante poems. Retrieved from http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/diamantes.html

Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

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

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

Drafting Practice:Pre-made sheet with lines drawn in diamond format

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Heather Stover and Katie Lynn Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

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

Katie Lynn Wetherington

Stage• Revising and EditingGPS- 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

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 14 nouns (2 for line 1; 2 for line7)

3 action verbs for line 72 adjectives for line 7

Noun (opp. Of 1)Heather Stover and Katie Lynn

Wetherington - Diamante Poetry

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

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

Published Example

Firehot, bright,

burning, flaming, glaring,blazing, raging, tranquil, solid

chilling, freezing, cooling,frigid, frosty,

IceK., 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

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

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

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

Editing Practice Activity

Firehot, bright,

burning, Flaming glaring,blazing, ragig, tranquil solidchilling freezing, Cooling,

fridged, fresty,

IceK., 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

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