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ADVENTURE ______________ing never ________________ ______________s
________________ing always _________________ can ______________
will _____________ the most ____________________ the _________________est not __________________ like_________________
very ____________________ __________________!
not like__________________________ ___________________________________________.
ADVENTURE
My Poem about ............................
Me, Myself and I ______________ing
________________ing
Never ________________
Always _________________
______________s
can ______________
will _____________ The most ____________________ The _________________est Not __________________
Very ________________________
I like____________
______________!
I don’t like_______________ I am beautiful because _________________________________.
Me, Myself and I
My name is
My class is
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Cinquain Poetry Write your own cinquain poem below:
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My name is
My class is
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Cinquain Poetry
Write your own cinquain poem below:
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ________________________________________ __________
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Acrostic Poem Acrostics are poems that go down and across. The poems don’t have to rhyme, and they can have as many words as you like. You can choose any subject you like, even your own name. Highlight or make the word you chose bold in some way. Here are some examples:
C runchy, munchy O h, so sweet O odles of chocolate and nuts K ids love them! I like to eat them hot from the oven E veryone waits for them to cool.
J umps high O ver the high jump bar H ighest on the team N ever a bad attitude N ice to everyone Y es, he’s a great kid! S occer player extraordinaire M any animal pets at home I ntelligent, especially at math T en years old on May 12th H e likes to write Acrostic Poems!
Alphabet Alliteration Poem In alliteration, each important word in the line begins with the same letter. These poems end up being crazy, nonsense poems. Use your imagination and alliteration skills to write three words for each alphabet letter. If you want to, write longer alliteration phrases. First word: an adjective (word describing a noun) Second word: a noun (the subject - the person or thing) Third word: a verb (showing the action that the subject does). For example: A wesome ants ache B ony baboons bake C razy cats crawl D izzy dogs drool E ager egrets eat F erocious ferrets fake . etc. . Z ippy zebras zoom … or if you are feeling creative, make them longer and more interesting! A rtistic anteaters ate anchovies in the afternoon in autumn B eastly bears begged for bamboo and bread with butter C ostly critters cut catnip for crying cats top chew D esperate dingoes dig for dinosaur bones using dull diggers . . . etc.
Cinquain Poem “Cinq” means “five” in French. A cinquain is a special kind of five-line poem with a very strict form. Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5
One word – the subject of the poem This word is a noun. Two words describing the title These words are adjectives, words that describe the noun Three words expressing action These are verbs that tell what the noun in line one does. Separate the verbs with commas. Four words expressing a feeling This can be a short phrase or a series of words. One word that is another word for the subject This should be a synonym for the subject
Here are some examples:
Eyes Large, mysterious Watching, rolling, blinking Tell more than words Vision
Motorcycle Noisy, fast Racing, climbing, crashing Fun on two wheels Dirt bike
Cats Independent, friendly Meowing, purring, sleeping I love my cat Feline
Color Poem Color poems use your imagination and senses to investigate a subject. The focus of the poem is on using similes and metaphors. Similes compare two unlike things using with words “like” or “as.” For example: "The lake is like a whirlpool". Metaphors are like similes without using the word "like" or “as”. They state that one thing is something else. An example of a metaphor is “The lake is a whirlpool.” Directions: Line 1: Line 2: Line 3: Line 4: Line 5: Line 6: Line 7: Line 8: Line 9: Line 10: Line 11:
________ (color) is ________ (color) is ________ (color) is ________ (color) is ________ (color) smells like ________ (color) tastes like ________ (color) sounds like ________ (color) looks like ________ (color) feels like ________ (color) makes me ________ (color) is
Example:
Blue is the color of the sky. Blue is the waves in the ocean crashing against the shore. Blue is the feeling I get sometimes when I’m sad. Blue is the icy color of glacial snow. Blue smells like freshly washed bed sheets. Blue tastes like blueberry Kool-Aid. Blue sounds like jets soaring through the clouds. Blue looks like the clear waters of the Hawaiian waters as I’m snorkeling. Blue feels like the snow on my face while I’m skiing at Mt. Bachelor. Blue makes me want to put on my coat, hat and gloves. Blue is my brother’s favorite color.
Concrete Poem A concrete poem, or shape poem, is written to represent objects which they describe. The poem can be written in the shape of the object. Artwork adds to the visual effect of this type of poem. Examples:
A triangle reminds me of a mountain when we go skiing on Mt. Bachelor
I am full of information. I like to be read, but don’t tear me or fold my pages!
Creature Alliteration Poem This type of poem makes use of alliteration to describe a creature. It is a humorous, whimsical form of poetry. The main words in each line will all begin with the letter you choose to alliterate. Each line of the poem (except line 1) should have at least 4 words alliterating with the letter you chose. Do not repeat alliterating words you have already used. The use of a dictionary is especially helpful in writing this type of poem. Directions: Line 1. Line 2. Line 3. Line 4. Line 5. Line 6.
Name your creature (add –ian to the end of the word) Tell 4 alliterating words about where your creature lives. Tell 4 alliterating words about what your creature eats. Tell 4 alliterating words what your creature likes. Tell 4 alliterating words about something about your creature. Tell 4 alliterating words about something your creature did to you.
Example: This is a recatarian. A recatarian lives on really ridiculous rectangular ranches in rural Russia. A recatarian rudely eats rice, raspberries, radishes, roots, and rhubarb. A recatarian likes rusty things, Rhode Island, rottweilers, and ravens. A recatarian wore a rickety pair of roller blades and rafted down the roaring Roseburg River. My recatarian rolled red roses over the rug in my room and ruined it.
Another example: This is a principalian. Principalians live in perfect, purple pyramids on the plains of Peru. Principalians politely eat pudding pops, and pickled pig feet with pepper on plates while drinking Pepsi. They also love pepperoni pizza. Principalians poke peas with pencils, ponder perplexing puzzles, and perform procedures on penguins. Principalians pose for pictures while printing poetry, practice perspective and paint pottery. They persuade people to purchase perfume. This principalian prescribed a painless pill for me and panicked when I pretended to perish.
Five Senses Poem Five senses poems use your senses to study or investigate a subject. The focus of the poem is on using similes. Similes are comparisons between two unlike things using with words “like” or “as.” Directions: Line 1. Tell what color an emotion or idea looks like to you. Line 2. Tell what the emotion or idea tastes like (imagine it has a taste) Line 3. Tell what the emotion or idea sounds like. Line 4. Tell what emotion or idea smells like. Line 5. Tell what the emotion or idea looks like. Line 6. Tell how the emotion or idea makes you feel. Examples:
Summer is yellow. It tastes like lemonade. It sounds like kids splashing in a lake. It smells like dandelions. It looks like boating. It makes me feel overjoyed. by Hillary
Rain is clear. It tastes like water. It sounds like pounding on your windows. It smells like fresh pine trees. It looks like dew drops on plants. It makes me feel cool. by Hillary
Haiku Poem Haiku is a form of ancient Japanese poetry. The poems are often written about things in nature or seasons. They are also written about emotions or feelings about something. Haiku poems are not written as complete sentences. They are more often written as short thoughts and capitalization and punctuation is up to the writer. Haiku follows this form: Line 1. 5 syllables Line 2. 7 syllables Line 3. 5 syllables Include images that appeal to the five senses. What colors do you see? What sounds can you hear? What is the taste of the image? What smells do you notice? How does it feel? Since you are very limited in the number of syllables you can use, try not to repeat words and limit the use of unimportant words. Here are three examples written by my daughter, Hillary, when she was in my fourth grade class.
Waking up to chirps Birds singing in the morning Beautiful bird songs The evening sun sets Brilliant colors glimmering Beautiful sunsets Yellowstone, geysers Mud pots, geysers, and camping Big
place for nature
Who-What-When-Where-Why Poem (W-W-W-W-W Poem) Who, what, when, where, why poems should be five lines long. The poem should tell a story or give a strong picture of someone or something. Each line should answer on of the “w” questions in the order listed above. When you read the poem, it should sound like two sentences put together. Examples: “Politics” WHO: A famous Senator WHAT: shook hands and ate lunch WHEN: last week WHERE: at a restaurant in town. WHY: He raised money for his campaign. “Waiting” WHO: The old man WHAT: sat alone WHEN: on a sunny summer afternoon WHERE: on his front porch. WHY: He was enjoying the breeze and drinking ice tea.
“Getting Ready” WHO: I WHAT: prepare for the race by running five miles WHEN: every morning before school WHERE: around the neighborhood. WHY: You should always be prepared.
SELF REFLECTION AND CRITIQUES
Write a few thoughts explaining your feelings about writing poetry. Which poems did you enjoy most? Did your feelings about poetry change as you completed this unit?
Self Reflection
Now share your poetry book with several important adults in your life (parents, relatives, previous teachers, family friends, etc). Ask these people to write a few comments about your creativity and efforts then have them sign their name.
Other Critiques
Place: Antarctica, Antarctica Weather: deadly cold and too bright Place: Mexico, Chichen Itza, old Mayan town
Activity: wandering around snowfields
Weather: Hot and sunny
Mood: You are almost frozen till stiff while
Activity: enjoying picnic in the old Mayan town
your uncle is taking billion pictures of
Mood: You found and interesting rock which
penguins. The only good thing is that you have
seems to have an angry face on it. Now it seems
hot chocolate.
that your guide is looking at you suspiciously.
Place: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado Mountain Weather: windy and sunny
Place: China, Forbidden City
Activity: Enjoying Heart-stopping beauty of the
Weather: snowy and cold
city.
Activity: sightseeing
Mood: You are fascinated by the beautiful view.
Mood: You don’t feel very well. That could be
You are also a bit afraid of how you’ll get down
due to the food you had for lunch – it was fish
because the ladder looked ancient(very old) and not
with strange taste.
safe.
Place: Lesser Antilles, Little Dix Bay Place: Japan, Tokyo, Hotel
Weather: hot
Weather: nice and warm
Activity: sunbathing on the beach
Activity: sitting on the bed
Mood: you feel great, because the hotel is
Mood: You feel very, very bad after sake-
excellent, the food is delicious and you think
drinking party with native Japanese. You are
you just saw Bred Pitt and Nicole Kidman.
planning to go to watch cherry blossoms later …
You think you should go and check it.
when you’ll be strong enough to stand up.
Place: Australia, Ayers Rock
Place: Australia, the Great Ocean Road
Weather: hot, dry and sunny
Weather: windy and sunny
Activity: walking around and trying to find
Activity: enjoying the view of the ocean
some water
Mood: you all are enjoying the view and
Mood: you all are thirsty and tired because your
whales. At the same time you watch one of
car broke two hours ago and your guide said
your group-mates who look extremely sad. It
that it is impossible to repair it. You all think
seems that he is ready to jump in the ocean.
about possibilities to get back to town and where to get some water.
Place: The USA, New York City
Place: The USA, Grand Canyon Weather: hot, dry and sunny Activity: enjoying the scenery Mood: you are trekking along the narrow paths of the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately your animal ran away with all your food and blankets. Luckily you have great group-mates.
Weather: dark and cold Activity: enjoying the Museum Mood: You are accidentally locked in the American Museum of Natural History and due to the holiday the police will arrive not earlier than in an hour. Luckily you are alone here… or not quite alone?
Place: France, Paris, Eiffel tower cafe
Place: Great Britain, London, Hyde Park
Weather: cloudy and warm
Weather: sunny and quite cool
Activity: Having some delicious croissants with a
Activity: resting on the bench and eating fish’s’
cup of coffee for lunch
chips.
Mood: You feel great, because you fell in love with
Mood: the Airport has lost your bag; you’ll get it
someone. You have learned some French words
back only tomorrow. However, you‘ve met quite
and now you know Paris better than your native
nice people who helped you and you’ve already
town. You are planning to stay there forever.
been living in the British family for the last 2 days.
Place: Peru, Machu Picchu, somewhere in the mountains
Weather: rainy, cloudy and quite cold
Place: Italy, Venice
Activity: backpacking
Weather: Misty, warm and mystical
Mood: It seems that your guide has lost the path.
Activity: wandering around Venice in gondola
Luckily, there is one person in your group who
Mood: Your gondola has taken a different route
has GPS in his mobile. You are hungry and very
than the gondolas of the rest of your group and at
tired. You have been walking around since 4
the moment you are trying to find your group.
o’clock in the morning.
3)You and your friends are staying at the Expenso Hotel. The room and beautiful so you relax and unpack.
1) You and two friends have just arrived in Chicago.
2)You and your friends are staying in the Econo Hotel.
You want to stay in a hotel. You have two choices. The Econo Hotel is only $50.00 per night. The Expenso Hotel is $150.00 per night. Which hotel do you choose?
The room is very dirty so you don’t want to stay there long. You decide to go sightseeing. You can go to the Aquarium or you can go shopping at Waterson Towers.
Econo Hotel…go to card 2. Expenso Hotel…go to card 3.
Aquarium…go to card 4. Waterson Towers…go to card 5.
Swimming…go to card 6. Shopping...go to card 7.
4)You are at the Aquarium. You took a lot of pictures of the fish! But now you are tired and hungry.
5)You and your friends are shopping for souvenirs at Waterson Towers. It’s amazing! (And it’s expensive).
You want to go back to the hotel but your friends want to get something to eat. What do you do?
You want to go back to the hotel but your friends want to get something to eat. What do you do?
6)You and your friends are swimming in the hotel pool. It is beautiful and so much fun! Now you are hungry but your friends want to go shopping. What do you do?
Hotel…go to card 8. Eat…go to card 9.
Hotel…go to card 10. Eat…go to card 11.
7)You and your friends are shopping. You have spent all of your money and cannot pay for the hotel.
8)You go back to your hotel. Someone has broken into your room and taken all of your suitcases and your money!
9)You and your friends get something to eat. You didn’t have a lot of money but the food was good.
You are arrested by the police and sent to jail
Now you are stuck in Chicago with no way home. What a terrible trip!
You go back to the hotel. In the morning you take the train back to Bloomington.
Now you want to go swimming but your friends want to go shopping. What do you do?
Eat…go to card 12. Shopping…go to card 13.
You may not have had the best hotel, but you had a great time! 10)You go back to the hotel. In the morning you take the train back to Bloomington. You give your souvenirs to your friends and tell them that Chicago is very expensive. Next time you will stay with relatives!
11)You don’t have a lot of money so you decide to eat at a cheap hamburger restaurant.
12)You go to a nice restaurant for dinner. The food is delicious but now you really don’t have a lot of money left. You want to The food makes you sick and you go back to the hotel and write feel awful for the rest of your postcards but your friends still trip! want to go shopping. What do you do? Hotel…go to card 14. Shopping…go to card 15.
13)You go shopping and spend 14)You go back to the hotel. In all of your money. Now you the morning you take the train don’t have enough to pay for the back to Bloomington. hotel! You don’t have a lot of money left but you had a lot of fun. You You are arrested by the police can’t wait to go back to Chicago! and sent to jail!
15)You go shopping and spend all of your money. Now you don’t have enough to pay for the hotel! You are arrested by the police and sent to jail!
Mr. Scotti's Adventure In 1977, Mr. Nicholas Scotti, a journalist from San Francisco, flew from America to Italy to visit some cousins. The plane stopped for an hour at Kennedy Airport in New York. Mr. Scotti thought he was at Rome Airport and got off the plane. Of course his cousins were not there to meet him. Mr Scotti spent two days in New York believing he was in Rome. In their letters his cousins always talked about the traffic problems and the famous buildings in Rome. Mr Scotti decided to find their home without their help.On his journey round the city, Mr. Scotti asked a policeman to tell him the way to the bus station . Mr Scotti asked him in Italian. Luckily the policeman was an Italian from Naples ,Italy and could reply in the same language. The next day, after 12 hours of travelling round by bus. Mr. Scotti was surprised that the policemen and drivers spoke English. A policeman tried to tell him that he was in New York but Mr Scotti didn’t believe it and even got angry. A.1.Complete the following table with information from the text about Mr. Scotti’s journey. Name
Occupation
Nicholas Scotti
Circle the best alternative.
Reason for the journey
Means of transport
Destination
1. In New York Mr. Scotti left the plane because he thought he: (a) had to change the plane. (b) was in Rome (c) had to phone his cousins. 2.He decided to find his cousins’ home without their help. He asked a policeman for information in Italian because he: (a) thought he was in Italy. (b) knew the policeman was of Italian origin. (c) didn’t speak any other language . 3 The next day Mr Scotti was: (a) surprised (b) unhappy (c) glad 4.Circle three adjectives that best describe Mr. Scotti clever/unlucky/stupid/successful/miserable/happy/ 5.What do the underlined words refer to? There(parag1) ................ their (parag2) ................ him (parag2) ................. it(parag3) .................... 6.Undoubtly you have experienced an unexpected adventure. Write about it. What happened? How did you feel about it at that moment?How do you feel about it now? ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………
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________________ing always _________________ can ______________
will _____________ the most ____________________ the _________________est not __________________ like_________________
very ____________________ __________________!
not like__________________________ ___________________________________________.
ADVENTURE
My Poem about ............................
Me, Myself and I ______________ing
________________ing
Never ________________
Always _________________
______________s
can ______________
will _____________ The most ____________________ The _________________est Not __________________
Very ________________________
I like____________
______________!
I don’t like_______________ I am beautiful because _________________________________.
Me, Myself and I
My name is
My class is
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Cinquain Poetry Write your own cinquain poem below:
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ________________________________________ __________
My name is
My class is
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Cinquain Poetry
Write your own cinquain poem below:
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ________________________________________ __________
More resources >>>
Acrostic Poem Acrostics are poems that go down and across. The poems don’t have to rhyme, and they can have as many words as you like. You can choose any subject you like, even your own name. Highlight or make the word you chose bold in some way. Here are some examples:
C runchy, munchy O h, so sweet O odles of chocolate and nuts K ids love them! I like to eat them hot from the oven E veryone waits for them to cool.
J umps high O ver the high jump bar H ighest on the team N ever a bad attitude N ice to everyone Y es, he’s a great kid! S occer player extraordinaire M any animal pets at home I ntelligent, especially at math T en years old on May 12th H e likes to write Acrostic Poems!
Alphabet Alliteration Poem In alliteration, each important word in the line begins with the same letter. These poems end up being crazy, nonsense poems. Use your imagination and alliteration skills to write three words for each alphabet letter. If you want to, write longer alliteration phrases. First word: an adjective (word describing a noun) Second word: a noun (the subject - the person or thing) Third word: a verb (showing the action that the subject does). For example: A wesome ants ache B ony baboons bake C razy cats crawl D izzy dogs drool E ager egrets eat F erocious ferrets fake . etc. . Z ippy zebras zoom … or if you are feeling creative, make them longer and more interesting! A rtistic anteaters ate anchovies in the afternoon in autumn B eastly bears begged for bamboo and bread with butter C ostly critters cut catnip for crying cats top chew D esperate dingoes dig for dinosaur bones using dull diggers . . . etc.
Cinquain Poem “Cinq” means “five” in French. A cinquain is a special kind of five-line poem with a very strict form. Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5
One word – the subject of the poem This word is a noun. Two words describing the title These words are adjectives, words that describe the noun Three words expressing action These are verbs that tell what the noun in line one does. Separate the verbs with commas. Four words expressing a feeling This can be a short phrase or a series of words. One word that is another word for the subject This should be a synonym for the subject
Here are some examples:
Eyes Large, mysterious Watching, rolling, blinking Tell more than words Vision
Motorcycle Noisy, fast Racing, climbing, crashing Fun on two wheels Dirt bike
Cats Independent, friendly Meowing, purring, sleeping I love my cat Feline
Color Poem Color poems use your imagination and senses to investigate a subject. The focus of the poem is on using similes and metaphors. Similes compare two unlike things using with words “like” or “as.” For example: "The lake is like a whirlpool". Metaphors are like similes without using the word "like" or “as”. They state that one thing is something else. An example of a metaphor is “The lake is a whirlpool.” Directions: Line 1: Line 2: Line 3: Line 4: Line 5: Line 6: Line 7: Line 8: Line 9: Line 10: Line 11:
________ (color) is ________ (color) is ________ (color) is ________ (color) is ________ (color) smells like ________ (color) tastes like ________ (color) sounds like ________ (color) looks like ________ (color) feels like ________ (color) makes me ________ (color) is
Example:
Blue is the color of the sky. Blue is the waves in the ocean crashing against the shore. Blue is the feeling I get sometimes when I’m sad. Blue is the icy color of glacial snow. Blue smells like freshly washed bed sheets. Blue tastes like blueberry Kool-Aid. Blue sounds like jets soaring through the clouds. Blue looks like the clear waters of the Hawaiian waters as I’m snorkeling. Blue feels like the snow on my face while I’m skiing at Mt. Bachelor. Blue makes me want to put on my coat, hat and gloves. Blue is my brother’s favorite color.
Concrete Poem A concrete poem, or shape poem, is written to represent objects which they describe. The poem can be written in the shape of the object. Artwork adds to the visual effect of this type of poem. Examples:
A triangle reminds me of a mountain when we go skiing on Mt. Bachelor
I am full of information. I like to be read, but don’t tear me or fold my pages!
Creature Alliteration Poem This type of poem makes use of alliteration to describe a creature. It is a humorous, whimsical form of poetry. The main words in each line will all begin with the letter you choose to alliterate. Each line of the poem (except line 1) should have at least 4 words alliterating with the letter you chose. Do not repeat alliterating words you have already used. The use of a dictionary is especially helpful in writing this type of poem. Directions: Line 1. Line 2. Line 3. Line 4. Line 5. Line 6.
Name your creature (add –ian to the end of the word) Tell 4 alliterating words about where your creature lives. Tell 4 alliterating words about what your creature eats. Tell 4 alliterating words what your creature likes. Tell 4 alliterating words about something about your creature. Tell 4 alliterating words about something your creature did to you.
Example: This is a recatarian. A recatarian lives on really ridiculous rectangular ranches in rural Russia. A recatarian rudely eats rice, raspberries, radishes, roots, and rhubarb. A recatarian likes rusty things, Rhode Island, rottweilers, and ravens. A recatarian wore a rickety pair of roller blades and rafted down the roaring Roseburg River. My recatarian rolled red roses over the rug in my room and ruined it.
Another example: This is a principalian. Principalians live in perfect, purple pyramids on the plains of Peru. Principalians politely eat pudding pops, and pickled pig feet with pepper on plates while drinking Pepsi. They also love pepperoni pizza. Principalians poke peas with pencils, ponder perplexing puzzles, and perform procedures on penguins. Principalians pose for pictures while printing poetry, practice perspective and paint pottery. They persuade people to purchase perfume. This principalian prescribed a painless pill for me and panicked when I pretended to perish.
Five Senses Poem Five senses poems use your senses to study or investigate a subject. The focus of the poem is on using similes. Similes are comparisons between two unlike things using with words “like” or “as.” Directions: Line 1. Tell what color an emotion or idea looks like to you. Line 2. Tell what the emotion or idea tastes like (imagine it has a taste) Line 3. Tell what the emotion or idea sounds like. Line 4. Tell what emotion or idea smells like. Line 5. Tell what the emotion or idea looks like. Line 6. Tell how the emotion or idea makes you feel. Examples:
Summer is yellow. It tastes like lemonade. It sounds like kids splashing in a lake. It smells like dandelions. It looks like boating. It makes me feel overjoyed. by Hillary
Rain is clear. It tastes like water. It sounds like pounding on your windows. It smells like fresh pine trees. It looks like dew drops on plants. It makes me feel cool. by Hillary
Haiku Poem Haiku is a form of ancient Japanese poetry. The poems are often written about things in nature or seasons. They are also written about emotions or feelings about something. Haiku poems are not written as complete sentences. They are more often written as short thoughts and capitalization and punctuation is up to the writer. Haiku follows this form: Line 1. 5 syllables Line 2. 7 syllables Line 3. 5 syllables Include images that appeal to the five senses. What colors do you see? What sounds can you hear? What is the taste of the image? What smells do you notice? How does it feel? Since you are very limited in the number of syllables you can use, try not to repeat words and limit the use of unimportant words. Here are three examples written by my daughter, Hillary, when she was in my fourth grade class.
Waking up to chirps Birds singing in the morning Beautiful bird songs The evening sun sets Brilliant colors glimmering Beautiful sunsets Yellowstone, geysers Mud pots, geysers, and camping Big
place for nature
Who-What-When-Where-Why Poem (W-W-W-W-W Poem) Who, what, when, where, why poems should be five lines long. The poem should tell a story or give a strong picture of someone or something. Each line should answer on of the “w” questions in the order listed above. When you read the poem, it should sound like two sentences put together. Examples: “Politics” WHO: A famous Senator WHAT: shook hands and ate lunch WHEN: last week WHERE: at a restaurant in town. WHY: He raised money for his campaign. “Waiting” WHO: The old man WHAT: sat alone WHEN: on a sunny summer afternoon WHERE: on his front porch. WHY: He was enjoying the breeze and drinking ice tea.
“Getting Ready” WHO: I WHAT: prepare for the race by running five miles WHEN: every morning before school WHERE: around the neighborhood. WHY: You should always be prepared.
SELF REFLECTION AND CRITIQUES
Write a few thoughts explaining your feelings about writing poetry. Which poems did you enjoy most? Did your feelings about poetry change as you completed this unit?
Self Reflection
Now share your poetry book with several important adults in your life (parents, relatives, previous teachers, family friends, etc). Ask these people to write a few comments about your creativity and efforts then have them sign their name.
Other Critiques
Place: Antarctica, Antarctica Weather: deadly cold and too bright Place: Mexico, Chichen Itza, old Mayan town
Activity: wandering around snowfields
Weather: Hot and sunny
Mood: You are almost frozen till stiff while
Activity: enjoying picnic in the old Mayan town
your uncle is taking billion pictures of
Mood: You found and interesting rock which
penguins. The only good thing is that you have
seems to have an angry face on it. Now it seems
hot chocolate.
that your guide is looking at you suspiciously.
Place: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado Mountain Weather: windy and sunny
Place: China, Forbidden City
Activity: Enjoying Heart-stopping beauty of the
Weather: snowy and cold
city.
Activity: sightseeing
Mood: You are fascinated by the beautiful view.
Mood: You don’t feel very well. That could be
You are also a bit afraid of how you’ll get down
due to the food you had for lunch – it was fish
because the ladder looked ancient(very old) and not
with strange taste.
safe.
Place: Lesser Antilles, Little Dix Bay Place: Japan, Tokyo, Hotel
Weather: hot
Weather: nice and warm
Activity: sunbathing on the beach
Activity: sitting on the bed
Mood: you feel great, because the hotel is
Mood: You feel very, very bad after sake-
excellent, the food is delicious and you think
drinking party with native Japanese. You are
you just saw Bred Pitt and Nicole Kidman.
planning to go to watch cherry blossoms later …
You think you should go and check it.
when you’ll be strong enough to stand up.
Place: Australia, Ayers Rock
Place: Australia, the Great Ocean Road
Weather: hot, dry and sunny
Weather: windy and sunny
Activity: walking around and trying to find
Activity: enjoying the view of the ocean
some water
Mood: you all are enjoying the view and
Mood: you all are thirsty and tired because your
whales. At the same time you watch one of
car broke two hours ago and your guide said
your group-mates who look extremely sad. It
that it is impossible to repair it. You all think
seems that he is ready to jump in the ocean.
about possibilities to get back to town and where to get some water.
Place: The USA, New York City
Place: The USA, Grand Canyon Weather: hot, dry and sunny Activity: enjoying the scenery Mood: you are trekking along the narrow paths of the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately your animal ran away with all your food and blankets. Luckily you have great group-mates.
Weather: dark and cold Activity: enjoying the Museum Mood: You are accidentally locked in the American Museum of Natural History and due to the holiday the police will arrive not earlier than in an hour. Luckily you are alone here… or not quite alone?
Place: France, Paris, Eiffel tower cafe
Place: Great Britain, London, Hyde Park
Weather: cloudy and warm
Weather: sunny and quite cool
Activity: Having some delicious croissants with a
Activity: resting on the bench and eating fish’s’
cup of coffee for lunch
chips.
Mood: You feel great, because you fell in love with
Mood: the Airport has lost your bag; you’ll get it
someone. You have learned some French words
back only tomorrow. However, you‘ve met quite
and now you know Paris better than your native
nice people who helped you and you’ve already
town. You are planning to stay there forever.
been living in the British family for the last 2 days.
Place: Peru, Machu Picchu, somewhere in the mountains
Weather: rainy, cloudy and quite cold
Place: Italy, Venice
Activity: backpacking
Weather: Misty, warm and mystical
Mood: It seems that your guide has lost the path.
Activity: wandering around Venice in gondola
Luckily, there is one person in your group who
Mood: Your gondola has taken a different route
has GPS in his mobile. You are hungry and very
than the gondolas of the rest of your group and at
tired. You have been walking around since 4
the moment you are trying to find your group.
o’clock in the morning.
3)You and your friends are staying at the Expenso Hotel. The room and beautiful so you relax and unpack.
1) You and two friends have just arrived in Chicago.
2)You and your friends are staying in the Econo Hotel.
You want to stay in a hotel. You have two choices. The Econo Hotel is only $50.00 per night. The Expenso Hotel is $150.00 per night. Which hotel do you choose?
The room is very dirty so you don’t want to stay there long. You decide to go sightseeing. You can go to the Aquarium or you can go shopping at Waterson Towers.
Econo Hotel…go to card 2. Expenso Hotel…go to card 3.
Aquarium…go to card 4. Waterson Towers…go to card 5.
Swimming…go to card 6. Shopping...go to card 7.
4)You are at the Aquarium. You took a lot of pictures of the fish! But now you are tired and hungry.
5)You and your friends are shopping for souvenirs at Waterson Towers. It’s amazing! (And it’s expensive).
You want to go back to the hotel but your friends want to get something to eat. What do you do?
You want to go back to the hotel but your friends want to get something to eat. What do you do?
6)You and your friends are swimming in the hotel pool. It is beautiful and so much fun! Now you are hungry but your friends want to go shopping. What do you do?
Hotel…go to card 8. Eat…go to card 9.
Hotel…go to card 10. Eat…go to card 11.
7)You and your friends are shopping. You have spent all of your money and cannot pay for the hotel.
8)You go back to your hotel. Someone has broken into your room and taken all of your suitcases and your money!
9)You and your friends get something to eat. You didn’t have a lot of money but the food was good.
You are arrested by the police and sent to jail
Now you are stuck in Chicago with no way home. What a terrible trip!
You go back to the hotel. In the morning you take the train back to Bloomington.
Now you want to go swimming but your friends want to go shopping. What do you do?
Eat…go to card 12. Shopping…go to card 13.
You may not have had the best hotel, but you had a great time! 10)You go back to the hotel. In the morning you take the train back to Bloomington. You give your souvenirs to your friends and tell them that Chicago is very expensive. Next time you will stay with relatives!
11)You don’t have a lot of money so you decide to eat at a cheap hamburger restaurant.
12)You go to a nice restaurant for dinner. The food is delicious but now you really don’t have a lot of money left. You want to The food makes you sick and you go back to the hotel and write feel awful for the rest of your postcards but your friends still trip! want to go shopping. What do you do? Hotel…go to card 14. Shopping…go to card 15.
13)You go shopping and spend 14)You go back to the hotel. In all of your money. Now you the morning you take the train don’t have enough to pay for the back to Bloomington. hotel! You don’t have a lot of money left but you had a lot of fun. You You are arrested by the police can’t wait to go back to Chicago! and sent to jail!
15)You go shopping and spend all of your money. Now you don’t have enough to pay for the hotel! You are arrested by the police and sent to jail!
Mr. Scotti's Adventure In 1977, Mr. Nicholas Scotti, a journalist from San Francisco, flew from America to Italy to visit some cousins. The plane stopped for an hour at Kennedy Airport in New York. Mr. Scotti thought he was at Rome Airport and got off the plane. Of course his cousins were not there to meet him. Mr Scotti spent two days in New York believing he was in Rome. In their letters his cousins always talked about the traffic problems and the famous buildings in Rome. Mr Scotti decided to find their home without their help.On his journey round the city, Mr. Scotti asked a policeman to tell him the way to the bus station . Mr Scotti asked him in Italian. Luckily the policeman was an Italian from Naples ,Italy and could reply in the same language. The next day, after 12 hours of travelling round by bus. Mr. Scotti was surprised that the policemen and drivers spoke English. A policeman tried to tell him that he was in New York but Mr Scotti didn’t believe it and even got angry. A.1.Complete the following table with information from the text about Mr. Scotti’s journey. Name
Occupation
Nicholas Scotti
Circle the best alternative.
Reason for the journey
Means of transport
Destination
1. In New York Mr. Scotti left the plane because he thought he: (a) had to change the plane. (b) was in Rome (c) had to phone his cousins. 2.He decided to find his cousins’ home without their help. He asked a policeman for information in Italian because he: (a) thought he was in Italy. (b) knew the policeman was of Italian origin. (c) didn’t speak any other language . 3 The next day Mr Scotti was: (a) surprised (b) unhappy (c) glad 4.Circle three adjectives that best describe Mr. Scotti clever/unlucky/stupid/successful/miserable/happy/ 5.What do the underlined words refer to? There(parag1) ................ their (parag2) ................ him (parag2) ................. it(parag3) .................... 6.Undoubtly you have experienced an unexpected adventure. Write about it. What happened? How did you feel about it at that moment?How do you feel about it now? ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………
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