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A Holiday Poem uses words or phrases to describe that holiday using the 5 senses.

An If I Were...Poem is written as if you were an animal, book character, cartoon, villain, hero, etc. During the poem you list things you would do if you were this person.

Students will be selected an animal. The learner will describe the unique characteristics about this animal and will be writing about their animal. They will identify the traits of their animal. The report should tell about where their animal lives, what their animal eats, what their animal looks like, and other interesting facts about the animal that they've researched.

A Shape Poem is a poem that describes an object and is shaped like the object it describes.

A Color Poem describes a color using each of the 5 senses.

Create a poster project over a marine animal. You will need to research the internet and/or books to find information. Be sure to include all of the details from your worksheet p.131 in your project.

A Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry. In it, you describe an object or scene in exactly seventeen syllables.

A Couplet Poem has two lines that rhyme.

A Diamante Poem is a poem that makes the shape of a diamond. In an Antonym Diamante two different topics are contrasted.

An I Like...Poem is a silly poem that describes a particular noun using adjectives.

This poem is composed of three stanzas written about you and your feelings.

This poem is composed of three stanzas written about you and your feelings.

In an Alphabet Alliteration Poem each important word in the line begins with the same letter. The poem can end up being imaginative or silly. For each letter of the alphabet write three words the follow the following pattern: First Word: An adjective - that will describe the noun Second Word: A noun - the subject of your sentence Third Word: A verb - showing the action of the noun

In an Adjective Poem a topic is described using adjectives. An adjective poem can be really silly!

Observe, record, and identify phases of the moon.

In a 2-Worder Poem each line of the poem consists of only two words. The two words describe the topic of the poem.

A 5 Senses Poem describes something using each of the 5 senses. They are usually about food.

This poem uses the letters of a topic word to begin each letter of the poem. All lines should be connected to the topic.