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Cinquain
A cinquain
is a five-line poem, named
from the French word for
five which is cinq.
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The format for writing a
cinquain is as follows:
Line 1: Write a noun.
Person, Place, Thing, Idea
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Line 2: Write 2 adjectives
that describe the noun.
{Place a comma between the two adjectives.}
What kind? Which one?
How many? How much?
Whose?
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Line 3: Write three verbs
{or verb forms} that tell
what the noun does.
{Place commas between verbs.}
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Line 4: Write a thought
about the noun – a phrase,
clause, or sentence.
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Line 5: Write the noun
again OR write a synonym
for the noun.
Cinquain Examples
Commercials
Clever, stupid
Amuse, inform, bore
Refrigerator time
Commercials
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Trees
Shady, bare
Branching, blooming, growing
They eat your kites.
Trees
Shopping
Shopping is boring.
Shopping is like going to the dentist’s
office.
Shopping is a pain. There are never
enough parking spaces.
People crowd the aisles. People fight for
stuff. People take my money.
I would rather stay at home.
Music
Music makes me laugh.
Some music makes me cry.
Music is a friend to help you through difficult
times.
Music makes my feet tap and my hands clap.
Music is energy when I am tired. Music is the
school chorus, the church choir, the step team.
Music is the 3:30 dismissal bell.
Vocabulary
Worksheet 78
Vocabulary Worksheet 78
1.
retraced
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2.
reunite
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3.
replaced
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4.
refuel
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1. We
wanted to see the
movie because we had
seen a preview of it.
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2. The
teachers restate
what they have already
said.
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3.
I can explain
anything I understand.
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4. To
figure out the
meaning of a word from
its context, look at the
words and sentences in
the surrounding text.
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5.
If you want to define
a word, you should give
its meaning.
Grammar
Worksheet 79
Grammar Worksheet 79
1.
exclamatory
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2.
imperative
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3.
declarative
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4.
imperative
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5.
interrogative
Participles
 A participle
is a verb form that can
be used as an adjective.
 There are two kinds of participles:
– Present Participles
– Past Participles
Present Participles
Participles end in –ing.
– Examples
 Mr. Sanchez rescued three people
from the burning building.
{Burning is the present participle
of the verb burn. The participle
modifies the noun building.}
 Present
Present Participles
Participles end in –ing.
 Examples
– Chasing the cat, the dog ran down
the street. {Chasing is the present
participle of the verb chase. The
participle modifies the noun dog.}
 Present
Diamond Poem
A diamond poem is a seven-line
descriptive poem that is formed
in the shaped of a diamond.

Line 1: Write a subject
(one or two words).
 Line 2: Write two
adjectives describing
the subject.
 Line 3: Write three
participles describing
actions of the subject.
 Line 4: Write four
nouns associated with
the subject.
Diamond Poem

Line 5: Write three
participles showing a
change occurring in
the subject.
 Line 6: Write two
adjectives describing
the altered subject.
 Line 7: Write a
subject which is the
opposite of the word in
line 1.
Diamond Poem MODEL
Vacation
fun, carefree
relaxing, traveling, exploring
friends, family, adventure, holiday
ending, packing, returning
routine, normal
School
Diamond Poem MODEL
Summer
golden, fragrant
budding, blooming ,bursting
warmth, flowers, youth, brightness,
fading, chilling, shrinking
Winter
Diamond Poem MODEL
Moon
beautiful, bright
glowing, shining, twinkling
night, sleep, dreams, stars
falling, fading, moving
golden, hot
Sun