Writing Exercises
No. 1 Writing a Cinquain
A quick creative writing tool to use to capture a thought, learning or feeling. Try it – it’s fun!
The first line is one word (a noun/the topic)
The second line is two words (2 adjectives that describe the first word)
The third line is three action words (3 -ly adverbs or –ing verbs)
The fourth line is four words to express a feeling (a 4 word phrase)
The last line is one word (a synonym or adjective that refers to the first word)
Here’s my first one:
Painting
Luscious, Delicious
Shiny touchy sparkly
Imagination totally on fire
Joy!
(I didn’t say it had to be good!)
Here’s a link to some better Cinquains at Cinquian.org
Here’s a link to some variations on Cinquain patterns





