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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diamante Poems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss what diamante stands for in English. They discover the elements of a Diamante poem by observing the teacher writing a poem. Using their journals, 3rd graders create their poem using different parts of speech and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diamante

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the word on their diamond and locate the student who has the diamond with the opposite of their diamond word. Once they have located their partner they will complete the diamond worksheet, following the directions in the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Unrhythmic, Culturally Diverse, Simple Forms of Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write an example of each of the three poetry styles (haiku, cinquain, and diamante) and they see that not all poetry rhymes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Number The Stars Diamante Poem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this language arts worksheet, students read the rules and format for a diamante poem. They fill in the lines on page 2 while following the guidelines.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Raptor Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Young scholars create poems about raptors. They discuss raptors and create three poems including at least two of the following: haiku, diamante, found, and acrostic. They create a classroom book of poems or conduct a poetry slam where...
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Activity
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Diamond Poem [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 9th
An explanation of each line of a diamond poem (diamante) followed by examples and a blank template for students to use while generating their own diamond poems.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: I Have a Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great cross-curricular activity, students will create a diamante poem based on their feelings regarding Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Dynamite Diamante Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for five lessons that teach about parts of speech, gerunds, and vocabulary by having students write diamante poetry. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Forms of Poetry

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] These Several lessons provide students with an understanding with different types of writing forms: calligram, cinquain, diamante, haiku, and narrative.
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Diamante Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this printable template to teach students how to create a diamante poem.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Poetry

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A learning module that includes twenty-two links to videos, pictures, weblinks, charts, and activities about different types of poetry including couplet, cinquain, acrostic, diamante, limerick, free verse, lyric, narrative, concrete, and...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Poetry Diamante

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able to write their own diamante poem following poem guidelines found in this flipchart.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Poetry Diamond

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the diamante poem, gives the elements and provides examples.