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Write a poem about Thanksgiving, using the letters that spell its name. Start each line of your poem with the letter provided on that line.
What’s a cinquain ? It’s a five-line poem, which follows this formula: Subject—one word only Description of subject Something more about subject Opinion about subject One word related to subject that supplies impact.
Feast Delicious, warm, tradition The whole family is here It’s a wonderful day Tasty! Example:
Give it a try:
Standards Links: Writing Applications: Write in a variety of forms and genres.
THANKFUL FEATHERS CINQUAIN
Sometimes you can change a word and make a rhyme just by changing the first letter or letters in a word. How many of these can you figure out? The first one is done for you.
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
H A Y L I A T I P
S R E H T A E F G
C L T E T F I G D
I P
N P R F E Q O P N
Q S
U B E H R N S N L
A I Y L I T A V U
I R P O E M E H E
N D N T N C K O T
OPINION POETRY TURKEY UNIQUE SELECT POEM WORD
Slithers along: Yummy dessert:
What chefs do: What you read:
U A U V G R O
K Y K W
Wear on your head: This purrs:
Locomotive: Hurts:
A silly laugh: Worm’s movement:
Put on mail: Light at night:
I I G
TAIL BIRD FIVE GIFT GLUE
A bell sound: A choir’s job:
A dwelling: Small rodent:
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Links: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
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