Diamante Poem
(This activity is not
my own creation. I experienced this at a teacher workshop in Ashland,
Kentucky. As suggested, I'm passing it on.)
Facilitator: Amy Landrum
Updated: January 2004
Subject(s): Art, Language Arts (English), Life
Skills, Sociology
Grade/Level: Kindergarten, 4-6, Adult
Activity Details: Takes 15-20 minutes. Materials needed:
journals and colors. On a clean journal page, fill in the following parts of
speech in the form of a diamond. Add color. Voluntary sharing.
First name
Two adjectives
Three verbs
Four nouns
One sentence
Four nouns
Three verbs
Two adjectives
Last name
For example:
Amy
Short Personable
Think
Laugh Dream
Teacher Artist
Writer Wife
Treat your life as if it were a great
giant canvas
just waiting to be made beautiful.
Earth
Feathers Journals
Coffee
Invent
Solve
Share
Dynamic
Explosive
Landrum
*Diamante means diamond in Spanish.
Standards
OH- Ohio Curriculum Models
Grade: Grade Two
Subject: Social Studies Education
Strand / Goal: People in Societies
Standard 1: recognize the diverse nature of society
by identifying similarities and differences in people. Help students to
understand that differences in people do not change the ways in which people are
all alike.
Grade
: Grade Three
Subject: Language Arts Education
Area: Oral Communication
Strand / Goal : Multidisciplinary
Standard 1: use language effectively when speaking
with peers and students from other grade levels. Shared writing and reading
projects.
Standard 2: create a project and describe it to
peers. Take a turn in the author’s chair, talk about what has been
created.
Standard 3: demonstrate a sense of community through
participation in an oral presentation. Participate in a readers’ theater,
develop and present a play, etc.
FACILITATOR'S COMMENTS:
This activity works best with 'background' instrumental music and allowing
learners to work alone. Please participate in this activity with your
learners. Then share your Diamante Poem first or upon request to model the
process. Learners should VOLUNTARILY offer to share their poems.
Never force a learner to read the Diamante poem aloud, only encourage.
There are myriad opportunities for learners to gain courage to speak up in front
of the group. Just check over the journal page to make sure the activity
was attempted and completed.
Assessment: Based on Participation
Rubric: Learning Activities Rubric (for link, scroll up, on the
left)
Evaluation Method: Open communication after
activity. This one is a keeper; no complaints yet.
Enter the
Discussion for Elementary Social Studies
