Diamante pome

WALT entertain the reader - Diamante 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.  

Truck

Big, scary

Crushing, crashing, flipping

Bumping cars...driving slow

Turning, skidding, driving

Small, fast

Car

Dog

Small, fast

Barking, sniffing, growling

Fast at running...sleeps all day

Purring, scratching, meowing

Fluffy, cute

Kitten

Car

Slow, tiny

Crashing, turning, driving

Using petrol...good for racing

Jumping, flipping, stunting

Fast, powerful

Motorbike

Snail

Slimy, harmless

Sticking, eating, hiding

Moves slow all day...slithering about

striking, killing, searching

Deadly, praying

Snake

Cinquain Poem

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

Hungry, thirsty  

Running,sleeping,falling

It loves getting hugs

Puppy

The learning powers I used were perseverance and imagining.