Taken from images of the Children's March, and a Diamante poetry lesson from Read, Write, Think.org 2004

1. Creating Poetry from Advocacy
Words are Power
Diamante Poetry about the Children’s March
It doesn't matter who you
are, where you come from.
The ability to triumph
begins with you. Always.
- Oprah Winfrey

4. AND THE WORLD
STUDENTS SPOKE AND
LISTENED…
MARCHED

5. AND SOMETIMES WITH
MARCHING TOGETHER, OTHERS

6. AND WATER, LOTS OF
THERE WERE DOGS… WATER…

7. TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE BY FINDING THE WORDS TO
HAVE LEARNED… DESCRIBE THIS EVENT.

8.  A Diamante poem is based on contrasting
words or ideas and shaped like a diamond.
Diamante consists of seven lines, which move
from one concept to the opposite following a
pattern.

9.  Freedom
 Precious, Exclusive
 Appreciated, Loved, Protected
 Jewel, Right, Restraint, Hate
 Confined, Controlled, Condemned
 Expensive, Heartless
 Discrimination

10.  Justice,
 Freedom, Rights
 Cared, Loved, Respected
 We Will Be Free
 Confined, Uncaring, Dead
 Horrible, Cruel
 Slavery

11.  Freedom
 Unrestrained, Power
 Independence, Liberty, Rights
 Freedom Gives Everyone Opportunities
 Restricted, Contained, Caged
Imprisoned, Trapped
 Slavery

12.  Discrimination
 Unfairness, Prejudged
 Unfavored, acumened, hatred
 All people deserve justice
 Fairness, Tolerance
 Justice

13.  Freedom
 People, Precious
 Loved, Released, Protected
 Rights, Free, Controlled, Captive
 Imprisoned, Condemned, Ignored
 Powerless, Hopeless
 Captive

15. Line 1 Noun Opposite of line 7
Line 2 Adjective, Adjective Description of line 1
Line 3 Verb, verb, verb -ing or -ed words
describing line 1
Line 4 Four words or a four First two about line 1,
word phrase second two about line 7
Or
A phrase that describes
the relationship between
line 1 and line 7
Line 5 Verb, verb, verb -ing or –ed words
describing line 7
Line 6 Adjective, adjective Description of line 7
Line 7 Noun Opposite of line 1

16. Words That Describe Opposite Nouns Action Verbs or Phrases
The Children’s March
Freedom Trapped Marching to bring
change
Brave Cowardly Marching to New Ideas
Acceptance Racism Bigotry breeds only hate

17.  After generating lists and ideas together,
complete your diamante poem map.
 Write two versions of your poem, and then
share with a partner and revise
 Copy your final poem and turn in at the end of
the period.
 We will post the poetry on our blogs after final
revision and editing.