6 Winter Wonderland Journal.notebook
January 06, 2015
Winter Wonderland Journal
You will be creating a Winter Wonderland Journal full of
poetry, art and other writing.
Title
Title Page
Winter Wonderland
Table of Contents
• Title: Winter Wonderland Journal
This is where you will list all of your assignments and page numbers.
• Create a winter scene (hand-drawn or cut out shapes from construction
paper).
Example:
Acrostic Poem...pg. 1
• Creative, fully coloured using pencil crayons/felts/construction paper.
Winter Vocabulary...pg. 2
• Name printed neatly.
Shape Poem...pg. 3
• Best effort!
Title Page
Table of Contents
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6 Winter Wonderland Journal.notebook
Winter Vocabulary and Definitions
January 06, 2015
My Holiday Paragraph
• Choose 10 interesting winter vocabulary words.
• Write one supersized paragraph about your winter break 7-9 sentences).
• Write out the dictionary definition for each (to exceed expectations, write
the definition in your own words).
• Proper paragraph form (topic sentence, supporting details with examples,
concluding sentence).
• Written in pen or typed.
• Edit for spelling and grammar.
• All words spelled correctly.
• Written in pen or typed.
• Add a decorative touch.
Winter Vocabulary
Winter Alliterations
• 5 complete sentences using alliteration.
• You must have at least 5 words in each sentence that begin with the
same sound or letter (alliteration).
• Title centered and underlined.
• Put alliterations in alphabetical order and number each one.
• Edit for spelling and grammar.
My Holiday
Winter Similes
• Write 5 interesting, descriptive similes about winter.
• Edit for spelling and grammar.
• Add a decorative touch.
Example
1. The morning frost shimmered like a
sea of diamonds.
• Yes, they can be a bit silly!
• Written in pen or typed.
• Add a decorative touch.
Alliterations
Similes
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6 Winter Wonderland Journal.notebook
Acrostic Poem
January 06, 2015
Example
• Title centered and underlined.
W
• Each line is a unique, descriptive, "wintery" sentence.
I
• To exceed expectations, have your sentences link together. N
• Period at the end of each line.
T
• The word WINTER should stand out (bold, bigger).
E
• Edit for spelling
R
Acrostic
Acrostic Samples
Creative Writing Propmt Story
Winter Collage Art
• Creative title.
• 1-2 pages typed or written in pen.
• You can use pictures from magazines,computer clipart or hand-draw items
to add to your collage.
• Story must have a beginning, middle and end.
• Take care when cutting and pasting.
• Story must make sense (could be based on a true story or completely
fictional).
• Cover solid surface completely.
• Prompt: Splat! Splat! Another snowball right in the face!
• Create a collage of WINTER words, activities and items.
• Edit for spelling and grammar.
Creative Writing
Winter Collage
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6 Winter Wonderland Journal.notebook
January 06, 2015
Shape Poem
• Choose a winter object to write about.
• Use interesting, descriptive language to describe the object.
• Write your poem in the shape of the object you chose.
• Edit for spelling.
• Add decorative touches.
Collage Example
Shape Poem
Design a Snowman
• Create a winter scene with a snowman as the focus.
• Must use at least 2 types of media (ex. felt cut-outs and pencil crayons).
• Make your snowman unique and have him represent something that you like
or are interested in.
• Decorate background.
Shape Poem Examples
Design a Snowman
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Student Choice
• Add something of your own to this journal.
• Create criteria for your assignment (look back at the criteria given for
assignments that are similar).
• Your choice item could be a poem, story or art.
• Best effort!
Snowman Example
Student Choice
Jan 6­8:50 AM
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