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Cinquain Poetry
rd
3 Grade
Cathy Douglas
Leslie Maxwell
4300 C
Dr. Tonja Root
Fall 2008
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Prewriting
Cathy Douglas
• Georgia Performance Standard
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.
• Primary Learning Outcome
The student will understand the components of Cinquain
Poetry to create their own Cinquain Poem.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Cinquain Poetry
• This is a five line poem
• 1st line: Subject or noun
• 2nd line: Two adjectives that describe the
subject or noun in line 1
• 3rd line: Three action or –ing verbs that
describes what the subject is doing
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Cinquain Poetry
• 4th line: A phrase that describes the
subject or noun in line 1
• 5th line: A one word synonym that
renames the subject or noun in line 1
• Remember:
Cinquain poems do not have to rhyme!
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Cinquain Poetry
• What is a noun?
Nouns are words that name a person,
place or thing.
• What is an adjective?
Adjectives are words that describe the
noun.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Cinquain Poetry
• What is an action verb?
An action verb shows action. For
Cinquain poetry, we use action verbs that
end in –ing.
• What is a synonym?
A synonym is a word that has similar
meaning to another word
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Cinquain Poetry
• What is a phrase?
A phrase is a group of words focused on a
specific idea but does not contain a
subject or a verb
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Prewriting
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Brainstorm ideas
Choose a topic
Choose the form of writing: Cinquain Poetry
Choose an audience
Purpose of writing: Create a Cinquain poem
to entertain others
• Complete a graphic organizer: This helps us to
get our thoughts and ideas organized so that
we can begin writing.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Name ____________________
Cinquain Poetry Graphic Organizer
Noun
Subject of your poem
Adjectives
Action Verbs
Phrase
Words that describe the
subject of poem
List some -ing action verbs that
describe the subject’s action
A four-five word phrase that
describes the subject
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Synonyms
Words with similar meaning as
the subject
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Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
WE
LOVE
Examples
Apple
Red, Shiny
Biting, Chewing, Bobbing
Do Not Eat the Seeds
Snack!
Firefighter
Brave, Smart
Saving, Climbing, Rescuing
Spraying Water from a Hose
Hero
ReadWriteThink. Retrieved November 7, 2008, from Composing
Cinquain Poems: A Quick-Writing Activity Web site:
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=51
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Cinquain Poetry
• Notice that line 1 is a one word noun
Example: apple/ firefighter
• Line 2 of model contains two adjectives that
describe the noun or subject
• Line 3 contains three action verbs ending in –ing
• Line 4 contains a phrase that describes the noun
or subject
• Line 5 is a synonym for the subject or noun used
in line 1
• Notice that the poems do not
rhyme
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Practice Activity
• We will brainstorm ideas for a topic.
• Once topic is chosen, we will consider the
purpose and audience.
• Using the shared pen technique, we will
brainstorm adjectives, action verbs,
phrase and a synonym for the chosen
noun or subject.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Assessment Activity
• It is your turn to complete the graphic
organizer for your Cinquain poem.
• You need to come up with at least four
adjectives, four action verbs, four
synonyms and three phrases.
• After you have completed your graphic
organizer, choose the words you want to
use and write a Cinquain poem.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Drafting
Leslie Maxwell
• Georgia Performance Standard
 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.
• Primary Learning Outcome
 Students will understand the components of Cinquain
Poetry and compose their own Cinquain poem.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Drafting Stage
•Second stage of the Writing Process
•As a writer, you can use the graphic
organizer that was used during the
prewriting stage to help create your
Cinquain Poem.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Drafting Stage
• During this stage of the writing process
you only need to worry about getting your
thoughts down on paper.
• You don’t need to worry about the
mechanics of your writing.
• You want to make sure you include the
appropriate details of a Cinquain poem
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Drafting Stage
• During this stage you will need to focus on
including:
– Title
– one noun
– Two adjectives
– Three -ing action verbs
– A four or five word phrase
– And a synonym
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Practice Activity
• Using the ideas that we wrote down in the
prewriting stage, we will now draft a
Cinquain poem using the graphic
organizer to refer to.
• Remember to focus on the content.
• Do not worry about mechanics such as
spelling and grammar.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
Assessment
• You will now write your first draft of a
Cinquain poem independently using the
graphic organizer you wrote your ideas on.
• Your Cinquain Poem should look similar to
the examples shown.
Cathy Douglas & Leslie Maxwell, ECED 4300 C. Fall 2008
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