Poetry Forms Lesson, Grades 3-5: Diamante Poems

What shape do the words of a poem make? In about 40 minutes, students learn that a diamante is a 7-line poem shaped like a diamond, learn its recipe (1 naming word, 2 describing words, 3 -ing words, 4 naming words, 3 -ing words, 2 describing words, 1 naming word), label the lines, fix a poem with lines out of order, and write one.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Poem Page, 1 page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 7 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Poem Page, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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