Fourth Grade, Writing, Set Three

Kim is getting better on doing her journal every day. I put stickers on each day's writing, then if she gets a sticker every day, she gets a piece of candy on Friday.

Week One

• The Cat Who Became a Poet (in the book, Nonstop Nonsense by Margaret Mahy)
• Write a Couplet or Triplet.

Week Two

• A Cloak for the Dreamer by Aileen Friedman
• Write a top-to-bottom description. 

Week Three

• The Friendly Four by Eloise Greenfield
• Write a non-rhyming poem.

Week Four

• S is for Sea Glass: A Beach Alphabet by Richard Michelson
• Write a quatrain. K.'s was about the beach.

Week Five

• Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran
• Write a sensory description of a place. K. wrote about a beach scene on our wall.

I found this really good worksheet explaining the difference between couplets, triplets, and quatrain poems.