The document describes a cinquain poem, a five-line, unrhymed verse form created by Adelaide Crapsey. It explains the structure of a cinquain poem, with each line following a specific syllable pattern or grammatical structure. An example cinquain is provided using a woman as the topic. Students are assigned to write their own cinquain poem in pairs, following either the syllable pattern or grammatical structure provided.

1. WRITING Summative Activity n° 1:
CINQUAIN POEMS
A cinquain poem is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme. The cinquain poem was
created by Adelaide Crapsey.
What is the structure of a cinquain? A cinquain consists of five unrhymed lines. Each line
has a set number of syllables as seen below:
• Line 1: 2 syllables
• Line 2: 4 syllables
• Line 3: 6 syllables
• Line 4: 8 syllables
• Line 5: 2 syllables
Or with grammatical details:
• One noun
• Two adjectives
• Three gerunds (words + ing)
• A short sentence.
• A one-word summary
An example of a Cinquain poem made with the previous descriptions:
• Woman (2 syllables, One noun)
• Sweet and Happy (4 syllables, Two adjectives)
• Working, laughing, loving (6 syllables, Three gerunds)
• She is so beautiful and kind (8 syllables, A short sentence)
• Mother (2 syllables, A one-word summary)
Now, design your own Cinquain poem with a partner. You can choose to do the one with
the numbered syllables, the one with grammatical details or both as the example above.
Facultad de Educación y Humanidades
Departamento de Artes y Letras
Escuela de Pedagogía en Inglés
Prof: Emilio González.

2. Activity n° 1: CINQUAIN POEMS RUBRIC
Student:_________________________________ Mark:______
Category 4
Excellent
3
Good
2
Deficient
1
Bad
Chose a good topic with coherent ideas.
Followed the instructions and the outcome is
similar to the example.
Respected the time given (20-25 minutes)
Correct use of words, good vocabulary and
grammatical structures.
Both students worked together and were equally
responsible of the final product.
Observations:
Exigencia: 50.0
Facultad de Educación y Humanidades
Departamento de Artes y Letras
Escuela de Pedagogía en Inglés
Prof: Emilio González.
Puntaje Nota
0.0 2.0
1.0 2.2
2.0 2.4
3.0 2.6
4.0 2.8
5.0 3.0
6.0 3.2
7.0 3.4
8.0 3.6
9.0 3.8
Puntaje Nota
10.0 4.0
11.0 4.3
12.0 4.6
13.0 4.9
14.0 5.2
15.0 5.5
16.0 5.8
17.0 6.1
18.0 6.4
19.0 6.7
Puntaje Nota
20.0 7.0
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Total score: