DigiLit Diamante

April 6, 2014 by margaretsmn

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This beautiful wisteria vine grows outside my bedroom window. I think I write a poem about it every year. Today for DigiLit Sunday, I am posting a collage made with Pic Stitch. One of my favorite teacher sites is Read, Write, Think. Supported by two amazing organizations, International Reading Association and National Council for Teachers of English, this site offers a wealth of literacy-based lesson plans. I also love the interactive applications available. I made a diamante poem on a Read, Write, Think Interactive. For students, the app works well because it prompts them for each word. The form for a diamante creates a diamond shape with 7 lines:

Title
Two adjectives
Three -ing words
A phrase that connects title to ending word (antonym or synonym)
Three -ing words
Two adjectives
Ending noun, antonym or synonym

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Posted in Digital Learning, Poetry, Teaching, Writing | Tagged diamante poems, Interactive, Pic Stitch, Read Write Think | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on April 6, 2014 at 12:41 pm | Reply Linda Baie

This is lovely, Margaret, words and picture and device. Turns out terrific, doesn’t it? I did enter on Mr. Linky, but I think you have to click to see who’s there.
on April 6, 2014 at 12:41 pm | Reply franki22

Is this an iPad app? Great idea!
- on April 6, 2014 at 12:51 pm | Reply margaretsmn
  
  I think they have made these available to devices. I used it on the website and saved as a pdf.
on April 6, 2014 at 1:36 pm | Reply Tara Smith

Lovely, Margaret – good to know it’s not just for ipads, since I’d love to try these out with my kids.
on April 6, 2014 at 2:22 pm | Reply Cathy Mere

Margaret,
That was just gorgeous! Love the language as much as as the beautiful images you added to your post today. Thanks for sharing the link. I’ve heard of Read, Write, Think, but didn’t know about this resource for creating diamante poems.

Thanks for hosting,
Cathy
on April 6, 2014 at 2:38 pm | Reply Leigh Anne

Thank you for doing this! This is a HUGE gap for me and this is a wonderful place for me to learn. I will have our curriculum director’s son in class next year so I know I need to improve in this area. I won’t have anything to add but will certainly have much to learn!
on April 6, 2014 at 4:25 pm | Reply debbussewitz

Hi Margaret. I love your DigitLit symbol. And I am so glad that you are doing this. It is something that will be very helpful to me.
on April 6, 2014 at 9:22 pm | Reply Holly M @muellerholly

Thanks for another DigitLit Sunday post! I love the Diamante. I will check out Pic Stitch.
on April 6, 2014 at 9:41 pm | Reply Michelle Haseltine

OK, I’m presenting tomorrow for MS teachers on integrating technology into the English Classroom. I decided to share much of my info on my blog…so I shared it here. Margaret, I hope this is ok to share as a post. I LOVE the diamante and I can’t wait to check out that program!!
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