What's a cinquain? It's a five line poem with special rules about the length of the lines and the number of syllables they contain.
First of all, think about the following words and how they relate to the stories of survival we have been reading:
survival
bravery
hunger
rescue
Think about Brian, Lieutenant Crane, Gary Paulsen's book, Guts, and the man in the CNN article who was rescued after three months at sea. Are there any other stories of survival you have heard that might give you ideas for your cinquain?
Fall
Colorful, Crisp
Running, Throwing, Tackling
Peaceful change to winter
Autumn
The
site below will show you how to write a cinquain:
Let's Write a Cinquain!
http://thewritingchild.com/khoelzli.html
Remember that as with any other
writing, you will be using the
writing process (Prewriting, drafting, revising,
editing/proofreading,
publishing/presenting.)
Please check with me for instructions
when you are ready to publish and
present your cinquain.
The
site below even gives you a chance to send in your cinquain
for possible posting to the site. If you decide
to post your
cinquain, please show it to me first, for my approval,
and
remember to only sign your first name.
Cinquain Poetry
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Cafe/4278/cinquain.html