Friday, February 22, 2008

The Winners; Cinquain Poetry

My 5th graders wrote cinquain poems today. Here are two that stood out! These students followed directions, were thoughtful in their writing and worked diligently to finish in the alotted time frame.

Cassie's poem

Victor
feisty, playful

eating, playing, sleeping

- a special cat that's always there
friend




Jordan's poem

Dragons
enormous, strong

flying, fire-breathing, eating
- a creature that never was

snake






Cinquain Poem: pronounced "cin-kain"- a diamond-shaped poem with 5 lines
Directions for writing a cinquain poem can be found at: Spot Those Turns

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