TWO POETRY TEMPLATES FOR TEACHERS.

Name : ______________________________________________ Period: ___________

Title : __________________________________________

I always like __________________________________

Best
You can _______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________
and _________________________________________
and _________________________________________
and _________________________________________
and _________________________________________
and _________________________________________
(Skip a line)
At ___________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
and be ________________________________________
All the time
Not only _______________________________________
and ___________________________________________

CINQUAN

A cinquan is a poem of five lines. It follows the format:

Line 1 :
Line2 :

A word
Two words

Line 3 : Three words

Line 4 :

Four words

Line 5 :

One word

(perhaps the title)

(describing the title)
(action words)
(feelings)
(referring to the title)

For example:

Classroom

Mum

Our classroom

Loving mum

Always looks dirty

Cooks my dinner

But still love it

I love so much

Lively

Mother

1.

Task : Work with your partner to produce 2 cinquans.

2. Then you will recite your poems during the sharing sessions.
3.

Draw your object or describe your feelings in drawings by

(i)

Drawing an outline of a shape.

(ii)

Writing your poems along the line.

(iii)

Sharing your drawings with the rest of the class.