Poems with verbs, nouns and adjectives

Poems with verbs, nouns and adjectives

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This task is about writing a poem following the model in given examples.

Read the poem below.

girl on bike.png
Bicycle

gleaming, new

racing, wheeling, braking

strong

noun

adjectives

verbs

adjective

 
Read the poem below. 
koro
Koro

wise, patient

listening, laughing, snoring

mana

 noun

adjectives

verbs

adjective

Question 2Change answer

In the spaces below write your own poem following the same structure shown in the poems above, i.e.,
 
First line

Second line

Third line

Fourth line		 1 noun

2 adjectives

3 verbs

1 adjective
 
 
 
 
,
 
 
, ,
 
 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pen and paper or online.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
English, Creating meaning, Writing
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
poetry, poem, adjectives, nouns, verbs, grammar knowledge, vocabulary
Description of task: 
Students will identify and use nouns, adjectives, and verbs to write a poem that follows the same structure as given in two examples.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • create content that conveys ideas relating to the topic with some details
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Writing meaningful text: vocabulary knowledge, set 4
within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y7 (03/2002)
First line : Subject chosen and noun used.
 
Second line: Two adjectives related to the subject written.
 
 
Third line: Three verbs related to the subject written.
 
 
 
Fourth line: One adjective written that describes the subject.
very easy
 
2 correct – easy
1 correct – very easy
 
3 correct – moderate
2 correct – moderate
1 correct – easy
 
very easy
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  • The lines with three verbs and two adjectives were the most difficult.
  • About a fifth of students managed one verb only and a fifth one adjective only.
  • Almost all students included a noun.