My Diamante Poem

WALT entertain the reader - Diamantes are diamond-shaped poems ‘that contrast’ two nouns.

Success Criteria:

Step 1:  Think of two nouns that are complete opposite of each other.  Write one on Line 1 and the other on Line 7.

Step 2:  On Line 2, write two adjectives that describe the noun on Line 1.

Step 3:  On Line 3, write three “-ing” words (verbs) that relate to Line 1.

Step 4:  On Line 4, write a short phrase about line 1 and line 7.

Step 5:  On Line 5, write three “-ing” words (verbs) that relate to Line 7

Step 6:  On Line 6, write two adjectives that describe the noun on Line 7.

Step 7:  On Line 7 you will have your noun that you thought of in Step 1.

Winter

Frosty, bright

Skiing, snowball fighting, sledding

Icicles and snowflakes, family holidays

Swimming, suntanning, sweltering

Hot, sunny

Summer

Now have a go at writing your own diamante poem.  

Jaguar

Ebony, tough

Hunting, climbing, stuffing  

Hunting at night...stalking prey

Sleeping, sprinting, scoffing

Powerful, swift

Panther

Pug

Fluffy adorable

Sprinting, sleeping, devouring

Fast as a pig...soft as a pillow

Leaping, licking, running

Cute, soft

Beagle

        

                            

          

Cinquain- Pug

Cinquains - Sam

Purpose: to entertain

Success Criteria

1. Subject
2. 2 adjectives (describing words) to tell about the subject
3. 3 verbs (interesting doing words) ending in ‘ing’ that also tell about the subject
4. A phrase to tell about how the subject feels or what it does
5. A word describing the first line or choose another adjective

Dog

Cuddly, cute

Waiting, stalking, eating  

Fast as a pig              

Pug    

                     

The learning powers that I used were absorption and revising with a mix of my love of Pugs and there Soooo amazing and cute.