Literacy 6

Learning Goal:

To write a short text using a simple form (which is poetry)


Monday

Grab some supplies, get ready to follow along, share your end result with your teacher thought email. Enjoy!

Tuesday

After watching the videos, give a brief definition of your understanding, of what a free verse poem is. Share your response with your teacher.

Wednesday

Watch the video on Cinquain and write a cinquain poem.

A Cinquain is a five-lined poem.

Line 1: One word (a noun, the subject of the poem)

Line 2: Two words (adjectives that describe the subject in line 1)

Line 3: Three words (-ing action verbs that relate to the subject in line 1)

Line 4: Four words (a phrase or sentence that relates feelings about the subject in line 1)

Line 5: One word (repeat word in line 1 or provide a synonym for the subject in line 1)

Example:

Flowers

Beautiful, colourful,

Growing, blooming, blowing

Grows in the spring

Rose

Thursday

Watch and read along the poetry videos.

Write three different poems of your of choice (e.g., Limerick, Haiku, Free Verse, Cinquain, Accrostic, Five Senses, Alphabet).

Take a picture and share with your teacher.

Friday

Use today to complete any unfinished work from this week.

Log into Epic and read a poetry book.