Objectives: 

 *Students will be able to:

 * Identify vocabulary

 * Write their own haiku and diamonte poem

  *Write a story in a narrative form

Materials:

  Word processing program

Activities:

1.  Review vocabulary.

2.  Read stories and poems produced by other children and discuss with students.

3.  Discuss what an haiku and a diamonte poem is and show an example of each one.

Example:

Haiku Poem

Diamonte Poem (comparing a type of weather to another)

4.  Demonstrate to students how to make a capital letter (hold the shift key down when

striking key), how to move down a line (hit the "enter key"), and how to 

center words highlight and click center align).  You can also explain how to

 make the first letter larger and bold (highlight letter, click on size - make larger, and click the "B"). 

5. Students will also be able to go on-line to read poems and stories produced by other children.

6. Students will type their own acrostic and diamonte poem on the computer and pick one to 

    share with the class.

7. Discuss what they need in a narrative story and give them examples. (1. move through a logical

    sequence of events or 2. describe the setting, characters, objects and events in details)

8. Students will look at a weather patterns such as rain , snow, hail,  or different layers of the 

atmosphere or natural disasters such as hurricanes ,tornadoes hurricanes sloth, toucan, emerald 

tree boa, jaguar or a red-eyed tree frog and they must choose one to write about.

9. They will describe in narrative form how the weather patterns affect our daily life.

Evaluation:

  Completed haiku and diamonte poem.

  Completed narrative story.

Home Learning:

  Students will go online and answer questions on Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.