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Read A Winter Book ...Write A Winter Poem
Winter 2004
Read A
Winter Book ... Write A Winter Poem ...
Winter 2003
Read A
Book - Write A Poem
Winter 2002
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This class poem was written by our students after listening to
Flowers for the Snowman by Gerda Marie Scheidl
Snowman Flowers
S now falling
N ew flakes
O n every rooftop a
W hite blanket
M aking
A winter dream and
N ew flowers for the
snowman! |
4 - Line Poem |
| Line 1: |
a color describing
word |
| Line 2 : |
a noun |
| Line 3: |
a verb |
| Line 4: |
Winter is ....
describing word |
5 Ws
The 5W poem is perfect for beginners! Each line answers a question. |
| Line 1: |
Who |
| Line 2: |
What |
| Line 3: |
When |
| Line 4: |
Where |
| Line 5: |
Why |
Character
Poem (also known as an I AM POEM)
Here's an easy way to write a poem about a book character. All or just a few
of these lines can be used for your poem.
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)
The Gingerbread Man
Is a sweet, brown cookie
Who comes alive
And loves to have fun
Running from everyone
To see the world
But gets eaten by the fox! |
Additional Resources
 Kids
Poems, Grade 1 by Regie Routman
RhymeZone Rhyming
Dictionary and Thesaurus
Tooter4Kids
Resources
from A Patchwork of Places and Poetry
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Read A
Winter Book ... Write A Winter Poem ...
Winter 2003
Read A
Book - Write A Poem
Winter 2002
Background: Pat's Web
Graphics
UPDATED December
2003
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