Diamante Poem

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.

Sister  

Smart, cool

Winning, sprinting, swimming

Good looking … mean sticky

Annoying, obnoxious, smelly

Hairy, piggy

Brother

Friends

True, kind

Learning, creating, sharing

Pal and playmate … Cool, nice

Loving, caring, helping

Pure, love

Family

Nice

Gentle, helpful

Pleasing, charming, loving

Cute likable … awfully cruel

Appaing, disgusting, shocking

Abusive, nasty

Bad   

Peacock Cinquain

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

Bird
Feathery,Beautiful
Flying,Singing,Wowing
Creating kids to Love
Peacock

The learning powers I used were
Noticing, revising and planning

Anaconda Cinquain

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

Snake
Slimy , dangerous
Searching, smelling, hiding,
Eats a human being
Anaconda

The learning powers I used were
Noticing, revising and planning

Armadillo Cinquain

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

A word describing the first line or choose another adjective

Ball

Scaly tail

Hiding, searching, feeding

Love the hot desert

Armadillo

The learning powers I used were

Noticing, revising and planning