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• The student will create written poetry to entertain others.
• The student will select their best work to showcase in a class PowerPoint portfolio.

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• 2-5.4

• The teacher will provide students with poetry templates throughout the week.
• The teacher will give instructions highlighting one particular type of poem per day.

Activity #1: Student will create an acrostic using winter words. This process will include a first copy on notebook paper. After revisions, student will transfer to final copy.

Notes: Teacher and class will create a "Winter Word Brainstorm" using the Promethean Board.
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Activity #2: Student will complete a poem about mittens by filling in an incomplete template.

Notes: Teacher will provide "Mittens" and leave adjectives blank.
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Activity #3: Student will create a diamante using winter and summer as the beginning and ending topic. Student will enter final copy into computer template and print from website (http://readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/).

Notes: Teacher will create an example on the Promethean Board with the class.
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Activity #4: Student will create a shape/concrete poem. Student will use a mitten or igloo template for final copies.

Notes: Student will trace on the back of the final copy to have an exact practice template.
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Activity #5: Student will select one poem to showcase in the class PowerPoint portfolio. Student will create one slide with at least one effect.

Notes: Teacher will create one slideshow for all students’ slides.

Student will share poem with class as their poem appears in the slideshow.

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