Inquiry topic: Poetry.

In term three one of the topics for inquiry was poetry. For this topic the students had to learn about many different types of poetry such as a limerick, a haiku, a cinquain and a diamante. They were learning how to express emotions and feelings through text.

The students learnt about the differences between the poems, these are the differences between a cinqain and a haiku:
A cinqauin has a noun as the title. A cinqauin also has two adjectives on the first sentence, as well as three words that end with ing, a phrase, a synonym and it must have at least five sentences altogether. The haiku has none of these.
A haiku has to be three sentences long, each sentence has to have a certain amount of syllables. For example the first sentence must have five syllables, no more and no less for it to be an actual haiku. So for the second sentence you have to have seven syllables and for the third you once again have to have five. The haiku also usually has a seasonal reference. The cinqauin doesn't have any of those either.

Whilst learning about these different types of poetry some found that they were quite good at making the poems while others had some trouble, in the end everyone had had a go at making a poem. Many children had written at least one poem so they were tasked with publishing their best one onto their blog.