Diamante Poem - Giraffes Narrative Assessment

Learner:  Samara      Learning Coach: M Lennon - LH2      Date:   23 November 2016

Learning Area:  Literacy - Poems

NZC Achievement Objective:  English; Speaking, Writing, Presenting:  Acquire and begin to use sources of information, processes, and strategies to identify, form, and express ideas.

Giraffes

giraffes

yellow, slow

kicking, running, licking

neck, legs, tail, baby

eating, walking, drinking

long, tall

giraffes

Learning Observed

Samara has been learning to write Diamante Poems themed around her recent visit to Auckland Zoo. Firstly, Samara had to brainstorm different nouns, adjectives and verbs about giraffes.  Then she had to choose which ones she would use to make her poem make sense. Samara was given a template structure to follow, which listed the order in which her nouns, adjectives and verbs needed to be.  She was able to follow the structure independently to produce the above poem.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Samara demonstrated that she was: Connected - actively taking part in learning conversations and activities. Capable - understanding the different parts of speech have different purposes. Curious - asking questions and seeking new vocabulary. Thinking  - able to brainstorm and find words relevant to the topic.

Next Learning Steps

Teach others how to write a diamante poem. Begin thinking about opposite words for an antonym diamante poem.