Five Senses Poetry2nd Grade

Vanessa Milam & Sarah WardECED 4300BDr. Tonja Root

Fall 2009

Vanessa Milam

Prewriting GPS

ELA2W1 The student begins to demonstrate competency in the writing process. The student:d. Begins to create graphic features (charts, tables, graphs).h. Pre-writes to generate ideas orally

PLO Students will complete a graphic organizer to

generate ideas in the prewriting stage for a five senses poem.

Five Senses Poem

Describes an idea using the five senses

Consists of at least five lines and one closing line

Can be written using all five senses

Can be written using just one sense

Does not have to rhyme

Prewriting Stage

Complete a graphic organizerTo help get your thoughts on paperTo choose a topicDescribe your topic

Use the five senses In each circle write at least one phrase or idea

Do not use complete sentences

Five Senses Graphic Organizer

Five Senses Poem“Published” example

Sensory Poems. (n.d.). Retrieved October 26, 2009, from http://www.sikeston.k12.mo.us/skelso/Homepage/Default%20Page/Poetry%20Club/Sensory%20Poems.htm

Five Senses Poem “Published” example

Fall is RedIt sounds like falling leaves on the

ground,It smells like smoke in the air,

It tastes like a warm pecan pie,It looks like a colorful parrot,

Fall feels like a cold icicle.By Kylie M.

Practice Activity: 2nd Grade

Class-collaboration graphic organizerDisplay the graphic organizerClass will choose a topic to write

aboutUsing the shared-pen technique the

students and teacher will record phrases and ideas

At least one phrase for each sectionRemind the class to use phrases; not

complete sentences

Assessment Activity: 2nd Grade

Complete graphic organizerTo be done individuallyChoose topicDescribe topic using the five sensesWrite at least one phrase for each

senseDo not use complete sentences; use

phrases

SARAH J. WARD

Draft Stage: Poetic WritingGrade Level: 2nd

GPS and PLO

GPS: ELA2W1 The student begins to

demonstrate competency in the writing process. The student:

i.Uses planning ideas to produce a rough

draft.PLO: Students will create a Five Sense Poem

using the draft stage of the writing process.

Form of Writing: Five Sense Poem

Introduction:

Review the importance of prewriting:Ask students, “Why is the prewriting stage

important?” (Allow time for response) Use graphic organizer to get ideas down. Convert ideas into sentences for first

draft.

Introduction: Five Sense Poem

Tell them about the Five Sense Poem Ask," What is a Five Sense Poem?”(Allow

time for response) Poem using the five senses. Usually five lines long with a line for each

verse.

Introduction(continued)

Explain the lesson: Use the smart board to show students

how use ideas from the graphic organizer to write a five sense poem.

Tell students to use the same strategies to write their poem.

Teaching: The Draft Stage of Writing

Tell students, “Today, we will be writing a draft for a five sense poem.”

Ask, “What is a Five Sense Poem? (Allow time for response) A Five Sense Poem is a poem using the five senses.

Say, “It is usually five lines long, with one line for each sense.(Tompkins, 2009)

Drafting – Five Sense Poem

Remind students when writing draft of poem:

Have a topic Use five sense graphic organizer to

convert ideas into sentences. Skip lines for revisions Write legibly Write, “Draft or Rough Draft” on first draft

Form of Writing: Five Sense Poem

Tell them remember the rules for writing poems:

Do/do not rhyme First letter in each line does not have to

be capitalized Take different shapes/anywhere on the

page Hear the writer’s voice(with/without

rhythm) Be about anything

Rules for poems(cont.)

Can be punctuated in different ways or not punctuated.

No poem is a failure.

Modeling: Five Sense Poem

Use the smart board to show how to use the five sense graphic organizer

Tell students, “Use a five sense graphic organizer to write down ideas about the topic.”

My topic is called, “Happiness” Say, "As you can see, this organizer is

labeled with the five senses.

Modeling(cont.)

(pointing at the smart board) Tell students, “For the sense of sight, the author puts, Happiness is yellow.”

Say, “For the sense of sound, It sounds like fun.”

“For the sense of feel, It feels like a tingle in your body, for the sense of smell, It smells like fresh air.”

“For the sense of taste, It tastes like chocolate.”

Modeling(cont.)

“Then, the ideas are put into sentences, because that’s what you do in the drafting stage.

Say, “Here is the first draft of the five sense poem called, “Happiness”

‘It reads as follows: Happiness is yellow, It sounds like fun.

It feels like a tingle in your body, It smells like fresh air, It tastes like chocolate.

Published Piece

By Brandon M. Mauldin, SC Happiness is yellow. It sounds like fun, It feels like a tingle in your body, It smells like fresh air, It tastes like chocolate.

Practice Activity

Tell students, “I have shown you how to use ideas from the five sense graphic organizer to write the first draft.”

“Now, you will use your five sense graphic organizer to write the first draft for your poem.”

Tell students, “Make sure you choose a topic, skip lines, label your draft, but do not be concern about mechanics and spelling at this stage.”

Practice Activity(cont.)

Make an informal assessment by walking around and observing students while they are working .

Use a checklist to take notes. In next lesson, have students to work in

small groups to share drafts of five sense poems.

Meet with students about their poems.

Assessment Activity

Students will use their final draft of the five sense poem for revision and editing stage.(Teacher will model and practice each stage as needed for 2nd grade level)

The published model with be used for formal assessment.

Students will present their finished poems by reading them in class, and displaying them for their peers to read.

Citesmhtml:file://E:/5%20Senses%20Poem

%20(five sense graphic organizer)Tompkins, Gail E. Language Arts: Patterns of

Practice, 7th ed. Pearson Printing, 2009.http://www.teenink.com/poetry/all/article.

Checklist for Five Sense Poem

Completed five sense graphic organizer Included topic Labeled first draft, "Draft or Rough Draft” Skipped lines for revising Used five line poem

Five Sense Graphic Organizer