Comprehension - 6.3 Patterns and Shapes (Tuesday; 11/1) (Wednesday; 12/1)
K: Know the structure of a cinquain.
U: Identify the differences in different cinquains.
D: Construct our own cinquain about popcorn.
Words of the Day
1. Cinquain
2. Syllable
Let's begin!
Please refer to page 166 in your learner book. Prepare your Comprehension book in the process.
Who invented cinquian?
She was inspired by Japanese haiku and tanka.
Task 1
Please refer to pages 166 to 167 in your learner book. Answer Set 1 except 1b3 and only write your answers in your Comprehension book.
Once done, submit your work to Ms Farah so that she can mark. Afterwards, you can proceed with the extra task.
For 6 Autumnus CH, you can submit your pictured work in the discussion room.
Extra Task
Please refer to page 167 in your learner book. While this is technically a Composition task, do write your work in your Comprehension book. Only write your short cinquain.
Once done, submit your work to Ms Farah.
For 6 Autumnus CH, you can submit your pictured work in the same discussion room.
Sample Answers:
ReplyDelete1a1. The main idea for the left poem is fishing while the main idea for the right poem is detention.
1a2. Both poem share the same five-line rule and they both share the total amount of 21 syllables.
1a3. Both poems are diamond-shaped.
1a4. My favourite poem 'Going fishing' because I can relate to doing something reckless when I get too bored. (Answer is open-ended)
1b1. The two types of poems are diamond cinquain where each line forms a diamond and mirror cinquain where it has a reversed syllable flow than the original.
1b2. The developer of the original cinquain is Adelaide Crapsey and her main ifluence was the Japanese haiku and tanka.
1c1. Both poems share the same total amount of 21 syllables.
1c2. The word count pattern for both poems is 1-2-3-4-1.
1c4. 'Going fishing' has verbs and adjectives. 'Detention' has nouns, adjectives, and verbs.
1c5. Both use '-ing'.
1c6. The phrase on line 4 describes their feelings.
1c7. They both use only one word.
1c8. The two punctuation rules are commas where it is used to show pause, and an exclamation mark to show excitement. (There is also ellipses to show sadness).