PowerPoint presentation on practicing writing skills

Writing

1. Writing Poetry

2. Learning Outcome To plan a descriptive animal poem T o write descriptions o f animals.

3. Previous Lessons ADVERBS manner Adds to the verb suffix ly

4. Previous Lessons Reading Speak clearly What makes a good poem?

5. Plan a poem Refer t o LB 40,42

6. Instructions Choose an animal Use interesting phrases Good verbs and adverbs to describe its movement Descriptive words -what the animal looks, feels, sounds or smells like -what the animal is and does

7. Snail (40)

8. Snail Patricia Leighton Steady explorer You crawl on your stomach foot Along silver trails ; Stretch your soft neck , grab a leaf Rasp it with your sandpaper tongue

9. Frog (42)

10. Frog What does it do? hops, swims, sits, eats insects What does it look like? green, webbed feet, sticky tongue

11. Frog Hopping pond-dweller Swim with webbed feet Across the pond’s scummy surface; Sit statue-still . Snatch a fly with a quick flick of your sticky-tape tongue.

12. Let’s try planning one together. What does it do? What does it look like? Good adverbs to use Good adjectives to describe How our animal feels, smells, sounds. Animal – Name phrase Dog Smell footprints, grass, Everything. Sense thing. Playing fetch Night-barker loudly quickly Big, brown, black spots Happy, excited Fluffy Wet dog smell deep

13. Examples

14. Your turn Name of animal What does the animal do? List some powerful verbs and adverbs. What does the animal look like? List good adjectives to describe how the animal looks, feels, sounds and smells.

15. Recap

16. ENGLISH Ms. Drene

17. WRITING POETRY

18. Learning Outcome To write a descriptive animal poem.

19. W rite a poem Refer t o LB 40,42

20. Recap

21. Frog Hopping pond-dweller Swim with webbed feet Across the pond’s scummy surface; Sit statue-still . Snatch a fly with a quick flick of your sticky-tape tongue.

22. Success Criteria Choose an animal. Give your poem a title. Use interesting phrases. Good verbs and adverbs to describe its movement. Adjectives to describe what the animal looks, feels, sounds or smells like. What the animal is and does. 5 lines. Challenge: Split your sentences over multiple lines like the frog poem. Try not to use the name of your animal in your poem.