Today we learned about Cinquains and students were to create 4 of these five-lined unrhymed poems (following the structure explained in the packet. Today we also learned about Limericks. These fun, five-line poems are almost musical in nature and have a very distinct rhythm and rhyme pattern. Students were to write 3 original limericks. Be sure to carefully re-read the explanation in the packet as you construct your own and consult it as needed. Here is a classic example of limerick rhythm and rhyme:
Hickory-dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck ten,
He ran home again,
Hickory-dickory dock.
HW: Finish class work – using the packet worksheets, create 4 orignal cinquains and 3 original limericks.
P.S. – Scroll down to Bonus #4 and give it a shot!! Seriously! Don’t you want extra credit?!?!
