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Conversation Poems
Cinquains
Haikus
Rhyming Couplets
Mixed Bag
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1. Name THE FIRST conversation poem in your Collins book. 2. How many characters are in the poem?
1. "All for an ice-cream" 2. Three
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What is the name of the cinquain in your Collins book?
STORM!
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What is the name of the haiku in your Collins book?
HAPPY HAIKU
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Name the rhyming couplet in your Collins book.
WINTER MORNING
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Guess the cinquain: Paws Multi-coloured, whiskers Playing, running, chasing Sleeps all the time
CAT
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What begins and ends a line in EVERY conversation poem?
SPEECH MARKS (quotation marks)
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How many lines are in a cinquain?
FIVE
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1. How many lines are in a haiku? 2. How many syllables are in each line?
1. Three lines 2. First line - 5 syllables, 2nd line = 7, 3rd line = 5
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1. How many lines does a rhyming couplet need to have? 2. The last two words/sounds at the end of each lines need to _ _ _ _ _.
1. TWO LINES 2. RHYME
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Compose a rhyming couplet with these two 'ending' words (your poem must make sense). ONE DONE
I made the cookies one by ONE I hear the bell, so they are DONE
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What is the maximum and minimum number of lines in a conversation poem?
Maximum = no limit Minimum = at least TWO
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How many words go in each line of a cinquain?
First line: ONE word Second line: TWO words Third line: THREE words Fourth line: FOUR words Fifth line: ONE word
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What country is the haiku originally from?
JAPAN
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Who is the author of the rhyming couplet in your Collins book?
OGDEN NASH
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Complete the last line of this haiku: Sum-mer va-ca-tion Sleep-ing in and hav-ing fun ________________
Time for school a-gain!
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In "All for an ice-cream", who was the child talking to?
HIS/HER PARENTS
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1. What type of words go in the 2nd line? 2. What type of words go in the 3rd line?
1. Adjectives to describe the title 2. '-ing' action verbs
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Original haikus written many years ago were mainly about _______________.
Seasons / Nature
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Complete the last word of the 2nd line in this rhyming couplet (taken from the Collins poem). "Smooth and clean and frosty white The world looks good enough to _ _ _ _."
BITE
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Guess the last word of the last line in this rhyming couplet by famous poet Shel Silverstein. "You say today is...Saturday? G'bye, I'm going out to _ _ _ _!"
PLAY
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What is the name of the author of "All for an ice-cream"?
KAREN JACKSON
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Solve the cinquain below: Sweet Soft, cold Sharing, chewing, celebrating, An egg yolk inside
MOONCAKE
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Complete the 2nd line of this haiku: Haikus are awesome ___________________________ My favourite poem type
(anything related to how GREAT haikus are and with SEVEN syllables) i.e. "On-ly three lines and I'm done"
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Compose a rhyming couplet with these two 'ending' words (your poem must make sense). RHYME TIME
I tire of writing poems and RHYME I think I need vacation TIME
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Using a whiteboard, complete the following conversation poem with at least THREE ideas: "Teacher, what makes you happy?" ____________________________
"Well-behaved students who only speak English in class, try their BEST to improve, and love learning!"