Teacher models and guides the students through the steps and composition of the poem. Students select their topic. Students have available data they have previously worked on, eg. Tasks Students select and write a report on a chosen topic eg. Whales, Orca, Humpback Whale.
Students write two poems, acrostic and diamond .
Evan-moor Educational Publishers. How Whales Walked into the Sea . Why the Whales Came . Heinemann 1985 Dekkers, M. Artic Adventure Thrush, R. The Gray Whales are Missing McMillan, Bruce. Going on a Whale Watch .