Antarctica/Exploration ICEBLOCK/Teachers Backpack/Warrington School Room2's example
Antarctica Pantoum
Killer whales are jumping, splashing around, sliding and slipping
Whales swish through the icy water as their bodies shine with coldness
Killer whales, fighting the gales
Under the sea, creatures dwell: orcas, whales and more as well
Whales swish through the icy water as their bodies shine with coldness
Dolpins duck, dolphins dive looking for a tasty morsel
Under the sea, creatures dwell: orcas, whales and more as well
Who dives with blubber? A seal -land lubber
Dolpins duck, dolphins dive looking for a tasty morsel
Slippery and sliding penguins on what used to be islands
Who dives with blubber? A seal -land lubber
Seals swoop through the waves under the cold ice while scientists dive
Slippery and sliding penguins on what used to be islands
Cool cool ice and birds and seals on ice cubes
Seals swoop through the waves under the cold ice while scientists dive
Cold ice floats above the waters surface
Cool cool ice and birds and seals on ice cubes
The light above the deepened ice, darkened ice below
Cold ice floats above the waters surface
Antartica freezing ice, white and sparkly
The light above the deepened ice, darkened ice below
Whales swish through the icy water as their bodies shines with coldness
Antartica freezing ice, white and sparkly
Killer whales are jumping, splashing around, sliding and slipping Written by Room 2, Warrington School
Explaination by Brenda Lilley (Teacher)
This poem has been written collaboratively by the middle room (Yr 2-5) from Warrington School.
Next term our class will be studying Antartica while Trisha Korth is on her adventure (fellowship) in Antarctica. She has visited and talked to the class about the Antarctica for an hour.
This poem has become my pre-assessment for the topic for next term. Each child was paired and came up with 2 lines for a poem using what they know about Antarctica. These were collated by the class and the best 12 selected. These were then typed up, printed off and given out to 6 groups. They decided which lines should go where in the pantoum pattern (1,2,3,4 2,5,4,6 5,7,6,8 7,9,8,10 9,11,10,12 11,2,12,1). They literally cut and paste these onto paper. These were then shared with the class and one was chosen.
Next term, after the unit has been completed we will write another poem and see what extra knowledge we have attained over the unit. This time the children will use the cut and paste option on computers to compile their choice of poem.
