Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Performance

Objective
Students will share their cinquains.

Activity
Students share their cinquains with an appropriate audience. (Example: As part of the culmination of a Japanese unit, include sharing of cinquains when parents and other classes visit the class’ Japanese Tea House.) They answer the essential question: Why are there patterns in so many things?

Evaluation
Participation in the poetry readings and reaction to the experience.