Charity Morrison and Alison McCrary

ECED 4300 BDr. Tonja RootSummer 2010

Concrete Poetry5th Grade

Charity MorrisonPrewriting

• GPS: ELA5W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The student

g. Uses a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings.

Prewriting• PLO: Students will plan for their

concrete poetry piece by completing a graphic organizer using describing words.

Concrete Poetry- 5th Grade• Explanation: – Poetry that uses physical

arrangement of words or letters on a page for visual effect to add to the meaning of the poem.

Concrete Poetry: Prewriting• Explanation–The first stage of writing– We will gather our thoughts and ideas– Plan using a graphic organizer –Decide on topic, audience, form, and

purpose

APA Citation for Graphic Organizer

• McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

Concrete Poetry: Word Web

Write a describing word in each of the circles about the topic.

McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

Example of Concrete Poetry• Burgess, T. (n.d.). Concrete

Poems! Retrieved from http://www.literacyrules.com/concrete_poems.htm

Example of

Concrete Poetry

• As a class, complete a graphic organizer on the interactive white board about a school bus.• Tell the students to generate describing

words about a school bus.• Use the shared pen method to complete

the graphic organizer.

Assessment Activity- 5th Grade• The students will be given a graphic

organizer to complete individually. • Each student will select their own

topic. • The students will generate

describing words about their topic and complete the word web.

Alison McCraryDrafting

GPS: ELA5W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing; the studenta. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

DraftingPLO: The students will draft their

concrete poetry piece, using their graphic organizer, to convey a message about their topic.

Concrete Poetry- 5th Grade• Explanation: – Poetry that uses physical

arrangement of words or letters on a page for visual effect to add to the meaning of the poem.

Concrete Poetry: Drafting• Explanation: –Second stage of the writing process–Use thoughts from graphic organizer

to create a rough draft–Sketch the shape of your subject on

a separate sheet of paper

Example of Concrete Poetry• Ramsey, M. (n.d.). Concrete

Poems! Retrieved from http://www.literacyrules.com/concrete_poems.htm

Example of

Concrete Poetry

Practice Activity- 5th Grade• As a class, use the graphic

organizer (about a school bus) • Write a rough draft concrete

poem on the interactive white board.

Assessment Activity- 5th Grade

• Use completed graphic organizers to write rough- draft concrete poems• Self-selected topics