The writing focus in the Kereru team for the last two weeks has been poetry.

We have been learning all about the different types of poetry and what makes them unique. So far we have covered these poems; Acrostic which means you use the first letter of each phrase to spell out a word. 

A cinquain poem is a five-line poem that follows set rules. The poem is made up of adjectives, nouns and verbs.

Diamante poems are similar to cinquain's but are 8 lines long and shaped like a diamond.

Haiku poems originate from Japan and are three lines following strict syllable rules. My personal favourite is a limerick.

Limericks are witty and follows a specific rhyming pattern. 

Lastly, blackout poems. We took some famous pieces of writing and created a poem using the most interesting word from the text and blacked out the rest.

The students have enjoyed getting creative and trying out a bunch of different poems and having some fun with them.

Here is a taste of some of the great writing that has been going on!