Help middle and high school students gain better perspective on the art of poetry with this accessible activity for ELA settings, particularly Creative Writing classes. Students will write butterfly cinquains: nine-line poems following a syllabic structure. In addition to an exemplar, a prewriting document is provided. Consider using this resource as a bell-ringer activity or saving it as an emergency substitute lesson. All materials are delivered in both Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)
Resources are available for a variety of creative writing tasks:
Help middle and high school students gain better perspective on the art of poetry with this accessible activity for ELA settings, particularly Creative Writing classes. Students will write butterfly cinquains: nine-line poems following a syllabic structure. In addition to an exemplar, a prewriting document is provided. Consider using this resource as a bell-ringer activity or saving it as an emergency substitute lesson. All materials are delivered in both Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)
Resources are available for a variety of creative writing tasks: