Diamanté+Poems

= Lesson Name: Diamanté Poems (Formula Poem) =


 * Dates**: **December Holiday Poems** (and/or any time it fits the occasion or the curriculum)

__**Description****:**__
This lesson lends itself very well to being collaborativea laptop lesson where both the classroom teacher and the tech resource teacher play a part in supporting/helping teach the lesson.
 * The classroom teacher introduces the project by teaching the children what a diamonté poem is and giving them a "formula" for creating one.
 * She then shows examples.
 * The tech resource teacher or the classroom teacher can then put a HyperStudio diamonté template in each child's folder to get them started.
 * Students write poems and format.
 * Add a background or draw picture to go along with poem.


 * Curriculum**: Language Arts -> Poetry Writing
 * Application**: HyperStudio


 * Major Concepts:**
 * creative writing
 * using nouns, verbs ending in "ing", adjectives
 * using a thesaurus to find better word choices
 * writing a poem using a "formula"


 * Skills:**
 * name and save document
 * insert text boxes and backgrounds
 * format text
 * keyboard practice
 * Notes:** (KH) There are a couple different "formulas" for writing a diamanté poem. Below is the one we will be using.
 * Notes:** (KH) There are a couple different "formulas" for writing a diamanté poem. Below is the one we will be using.