SYLLABLES

Grade 5/6G

Miss Karlsson
 GOAL: TO WRITE A CINQUAIN POEM

Success Criteria:

Give yourself a rating, are you a: Understand what a syllable is.

1. Novice Identify how many syllables are in
2. Apprentice
words by and clapping out syllables.
3. Practitioner
4. Expert
Use syllables to write a Cinquain poem.
at using syllables to make your
poetry better?
 WHAT ARE SYLLABLES?

A syllable is a single unit of written or spoken word, an unbroken sound

used to make up words. It can either be a whole word or parts of a word.

MORE INFORMATION
A syllable is part of a word which has one vowel sound.
For example:
El-e-phant has 3 syllables, whereas Chil-dren has only 2.
Sun has 1 syllable and was has 1 so does ball.
HOW DO SYLLABLES MAKE OUR WRITING BETTER?
Unlike a song, poems dont have a rhythm section. There is no
drummer or conductor establishing the rhythm. Instead, the
rhythm is set by the stresses or accents in the words
themselves.

Let me show you what I mean...

https://app.gonoodle.com/channels/blazer-fresh/clap-it-out?s=Search&t=syllables
LETS CLAP THESE OUT

Countryside
Rainbow
Teacher
Fireman
Imaginary
Publishing
Glittery
Spontaneous
Opportunity
CINQUAIN POEM

What is the structure of a cinquain?

A cinquain poem is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme.

Each line has a set number of syllables see below:

Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables
Line 5: 2 syllables
 AN EXAMPLE

My mum (2 syllables)
Is so caring (4 syllables)
She is always helpful (6 syllables)
She is so beautiful and kind (8 syllables)
Love you (2 syllables)
 FOR TOMORROW

Write a verse of RAP poetry!

Start thinking of some themes you might

like to use!
HOW FAR DID WE COME?

Understand what a syllable is?

Identify how many syllables are in

words by clapping out syllables?

Use syllables to write a Cinquain

poem?