Fall Project Resources

flcl1m.gif (2244 bytes) Poetry Formats

Acrostic	4 - Line		5 W's
Haiku	Quatrain		Cinquain
Character	Couplet		Limerick
Additional Poetry Resources		5 Senses

Acrostic Format

Autumn

Fluttering and falling
All around me
Light as feathers, the
Leaves of autumn

This is one of the easiest poetry formats to use with young writers. It's also versatile enough for older or more experienced students. Click on the little balloons to reach these websites:

* Fall Poetry Project 2000

* 4th Grade Poems
about Sullivan County, Indiana

4-line Poems

	Title	Fall in Spring Lake
Line 1:	a color describing word	Orange
Line 2 :	a noun	Leaves
Line 3:	a verb	Drift down
Line 4:	Fall is .... describing word	Fall is windy!

5 Ws Poem

The 5W poem is perfect for beginners! Each line answers a question.
Line 1:	Who	Children
Line 2:	What	Playing in the leaves
Line 3:	When	After school
Line 4:	Where	In the park
Line 5:	Why	Making memories together

Character Poem

Here's an easy way to write a poem about a famous person in your town (Hmmm - could it be a scarecrow?)

Line 1: Name of character
Line 2: Describing words
Line 3: Who loves
Line 4: Who feels ... about ...
Line 5: Who needs
Line 6: Who shares
Line 7: Who fears
Line 8: Who'd like to see
Line 9: Who dreams of
Line 10: Who ends up (emotion or situation at end of book)

All or just a few of these lines can be used for your poem.

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A scarecrow
In his patchwork clothes
and straw hat
Boldly stands out in the cornfield
to keep it safe from hungry birds
And feels happy to be needed!

More Poetry Formats

A haiku has three lines

Lines 1 and 3 have five syllables.

Line 2 has seven syllables.

Pumpkin Patch

See my pumpkin patch
with chubby pumpkins waiting
to be picked by me!

A cinquain has five lines.

Line 1 is one word (the title);

Line 2 is two words that describe the title.

Line 3 is three words that tell action

Line 4 is four words that express feeling

Line 5 is one word that recalls the title

Autumn Leaves
Colorful and changing
Swirling, twisting, falling
Let's laugh as they tumble
Autumn leaves

5 Senses or Sensory Poem

Fall

In fall I see cornstalks
In fall I hear crunchy leaves
In fall I feel warm inside
In fall I taste candy apples
In fall I smell popcorn and cider

A quatrain has four lines.

Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme.

Lines 1 and 3 may or may not rhyme.

Rhyming lines should have about the same
number of syllables.

A limerick has five lines.

Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables
and rhyme with one another.

Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables
and also rhyme with each other.

A couplet has rhyming stanzas of two lines each.

Additional Poetry Resources

Sensational Fall Poems

Fall Poetry 2000

Poetry Workshop - article by Denise Johnson

Writing Kids Poems by Regie Routman

Some Poetry Forms

RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus

Mrs. Hendrickson's Poetry Pages

RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus

Poetry Styles Powerpoint from Becky Hicks

Poems: Room 13

Acrostic Poems: Mrs. Schalfe's 2nd Grade

Poems from Tooter4Kids

flcl1m.gif (2244 bytes) Project Extensions

* Write a poem in a different format.

* Identify and share special events taking place in your community during the fall.

* Collect leaves and identify. See Autumn Leaf Scrapbook and the Tree Identification Guide

* Johnny Appleseed and Westward Expansion by Kate O'Neill - Find the best route taken by Johnny Appleseed. Locate natural barriers to westward expansion. Students will identify things they would need to make the trip and compare it with Johnny Appleseed's baggage.

* Find the latitude and longitude of participating classes at this site: How far Is It? Use this information to explain why autumn looks the same or different in your region. Check out the other links when you get there.

* Make a fall web: What activities, holidays, clothing, and other changes do you associate with fall? Individual students or small groups can create webs to show their ideas. Click here to see how a web might look.

* Interview your town historian about autumn in past years. Make a Venn diagram showing past and present.

* Compare/contrast autumn in different types of towns - urban/suburban/rural. Use towns from participating classes.

* Graph your classmates favorite sports, colors, food, activities for fall.

* Draw a town map showing places of interest in the fall.

* Create a fall postcard about your town.

* Write a fall song and sing to a familiar tune.

* Using a USA map (or Canadian map) show the location of towns from other participating classes.

* Write an email response to other classes about their projects.

* Create a fall slide show for visitors.