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                                                                            Diamante Poem

WALT entertain the reader - Diamantes are diamond-shaped poems ‘that contrast’ two nouns.

Success Criteria:

Step 1:  Think of two nouns that are complete opposite of each other.  Write one on Line 1 and the other on Line 7.

Step 2:  On Line 2, write two adjectives that describe the noun on Line 1.

Step 3:  On Line 3, write three “-ing” words (verbs) that relate to Line 1.

Step 4:  On Line 4, write a short phrase about line 1 and line 7.

Step 5:  On Line 5, write three “-ing” words (verbs) that relate to Line 7

Step 6:  On Line 6, write two adjectives that describe the noun on Line 7.

Step 7:  On Line 7 you will have your noun that you thought of in Step 1.

Winter

Frosty, bright

Skiing, snowball fighting, sledding

Icicles and snowflakes, family holidays

Swimming, suntanning, sweltering

Hot, sunny

Summer

Now have a go at writing your own diamante poem.  

wolf

Hunter, killer

Searching, sneaking, leaping

Howling at night....waiting for prey

Hunting, eating,  chasing

Striped, swift

Tiger

                                                                               

Panda   

Fat, lazy

Consuming, sleeping, climbing

Eating all day … hibernating in winter

Fighting, devouring, attacking

Huge, strong

bear

P.B.L

My Creature is a brown bear

Some things I needed to consider about my creature: I need a lot of space because it is a big animal.

My enclosure has these special features for my pet: It has a pool with fish in it so my bear can eat the fish.

What I am pleased about: I am pleased with the size of my enclosure I used my Absorption muscle.

What I have found tricky: Building the bedroom walls because they kept on falling down.

What I would like to improve: I want to improve the bedroom walls because it fell over.