Cinquain

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Cinquain

• Penguin
• black white
• waddling, swimming, leaping
• a tuxedo in the cold water
• Emperor.

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What is a cinquain?

• A cinquain is a five-line poem that has special
  syllable counts.
• A cinquain poem has its own unique format.

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What is the layout?

• Line 1 A one-word line, should be a noun. This
  is your subject.
• Line 2 Two adjectives about the subject.
• Line 3 Three verbs that end in ing that are
  about the subject.
• Line 4 Four words about a feeling of the
  subject.
• Line 5 One word synonym about subject.

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What is a noun?

• School
• Snowflake
• Planet
• Computer
• Ice cream
• Baseball

• Person, place, thing or idea.
• Miss Mitchell
• Friendship
• Classroom
• Happiness
• Sunshine
• Gummy Bears

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What is a verb?

• Shows Action
• Fly
• Skip
• Jump
• Pounce
• Whisper
• Sneak
• Laugh

• Dance
• Kick
• Run
• Yell
• Write
• Play
• Follow

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What is an adjective?

• Describing words that affect nouns
• Brown (Colors)
• Red
• Quick (Speed)
• Slow
• Huge (Size)
• Tiny
• Hard

• Fuzzy
• Elegant
• Mysterious
• Quiet
• Soft
• Cold
• Creamy

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What is a synonym?

• A word having the same (or almost the same)
  meaning as another word.
• An alternative to the word.
• Dessert ? Pudding
• Happy ? Glad
• Movie ? Film
• Sports ? Athletics

• Give me examples

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A thesaurus

• is a dictionary that gives alternate words or
  synonyms.
• can be used online as well.
• can also be found of inside of a dictionary.

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But how do I use a thesaurus?
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Using a thesaurusin the classroom.

• Search for the word you that you want just like
  you would while using a dictionary.
• The alternative word will be listed. Just take
  your pick!
• www.thesaurus.com

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Now its time to make your own Cinquain!
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How to start

1. Start by using the Gather Your Thoughts work
   sheet to get ideas on what subject you want to
   use.
2. Next use the Cinquain Graphic Organizer worksheet
   to start your poem.
3. Be sure to use both types of thesauruses to
   create synonyms in your poem!
4. Put the finishing touches on your cinquain.

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Finally

1. Practice your poems together and tonight with
   your family for homework.
2. Pick out your favorite and be prepared to be
   video taped tomorrow!
3. Have fun!

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Learning Objectives

• WALT
• Understand the meaning of the word synonym.
• Write our own cinquain poem on the theme of
  Winter.
• WILF
• To be able to describe the basic structure of a
  cinquain.
• To be able to set out the poem in the correct and
  logical order.

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Cinquain

• Line 1 1 word title (noun)
• Line 2 2 adjectives
• Line 3 3 words that express action (-ing)
• Line 4 a phrase about the sentence
• Line 5 1 synonym for the title

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Line 1 1 word title (noun) Line 2 2
adjectives Line 3 3 words that express
action (-ing) Line 4 a phrase about the
sentence Line 5 1 synonym for the title
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dessert ? a one-word title, a noun cold,
creamy ? two adjectives eating, giggling,
licking ? three -ing participles cone with
three scoops ? a phrase about the sentence ice
cream ? a synonym for your title 1___________
___________________ a one word title, a noun that
tells what your poem is about 2________________,
_____________ two adjectives that describe what
you're writing about 3_________, ___________,
_______ three -ing participles that describe what
your poem is about 4_____________________________
_ a phrase that tells more about what you're
writing about 5______________________________ a
synonym for your title, another noun that tells
what your poem is about