Youth Involvement in an Innovative Coconut Value Chain by Mwalimu Menza
Shineads Poetry Collection
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4. Acrostic The word acrostic is formed from the Greek word acros (outermost) and stichos (line of poetry). The acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line forms a word when you read them looking downward. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/ P anthers growl, O rioles sing, E agles soar, M onkeys swing. S ee?
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12. Cinquain Cinquain poems come in three formats: Cinquain Pattern #1 Line1: One word Line2: Two words Line 3: Three words Line 4: Four words Line 5: One word Cinquain Pattern #2 Line1: A noun Line2: Two adjectives Line 3: Three -ing words Line 4: A phrase Line 5: Another word for the noun
13. Cinquain Cinquain Pattern #3 Line1: Two syllables Line2: Four syllables Line 3: Six syllables Line 4: Eight syllables Line 5: Two syllables http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm
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16. Diamante A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond. Line 1: one word (subject/noun that is contrasting to line 7) Line 2: two words (adjectives) that describe line 1 Line 3: three words (action verbs) that relate to line 1 Line 4: four words (nouns) first 2 words relate to line 1 last 2 words relate to line 7 Line 5: three words (action verbs) that relate to line 7 Line 6: two words (adjectives) that describe line 7 Line 7: one word ( subject/noun that is contrasting to line 1) http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/
17. Diamante Example square symmetrical, conventional shaping, measuring, balancing boxes, rooms, clocks, halos encircling, circumnavigating, enclosing round, continuous circle
18. My Diamante #1 flower Round, bumpy Figure, beautiful, colourfull Tops, pillows, very pretty flowers
19. My Diamante #2 lollies yummy,sweet makes you want more taste great lollies
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27. Friendship is being there Friendship is of the heart Friendship is a feast Friendship is trying to understand a mole Luke, Grade 6 Salamandastron, Brian Jacque
28. dogs!!! Dogs are cool animals Dogs love company Dogs love humans
29. Character Poem First name ____________ Lives in ______ where s/he Hears ________________ Sees _________________ Touches ______________ Needs ________________ Fears _________________ Gives _________________ Wonders ______________ Dreams _______________ Believes ______________ Loves ________________ Is ____________________ Last name.
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33. Haymeadow, Gary Paulsen Dumb fly-followed stubborn and stinky spread out like a gray carpet herd of sheep - Michael, Grade 8
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36. Rapunzel’s Rap Rapunzel was a girl with hair of gold Trapped in a tower in days of old She wasn’t allowed outside to play And her golden hair grew longer each day Grew longer and longer and longer each day. The witch who locked her up was mean With a pointed nose and a face of green Mean mean meaner than the queen of mean. - Sonja Dunn
37. My Rap Poem #1 there once was a girl named pat, she thought that she saw a rat. she climbed up a hill she found a till and then she said bye bye and sat on the rat!!! By Shinead
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39. Diary of Poetry Readings! Total Points: Date: Title: Poet: Genre: while strolling down the beach today kenn nesbit poetry the marvelous homework and housework machine kenn nesbit poetry the principal is missing kenn nesbit poetry motorway madness john parker poetry my noisy brother bruce lansky poetry hannahs hammer kenn nesbit poetry
42. Extra Poems that I’ve Collected! Revving, roaring every-day along the rumbling motorway Hooting, husting up each lane, Tooting, bustling back again. Those cars, and trucks, and vans and buses, I wonder what they think the fuss is. BY JOHN PARKER Motorway Madness!