The Colors of Us: More than Black, Brown, or White

By the end of Karen Katz’s The Colors of Us, Lena decides that she is not brown, but the

color of cinnamon. After you’ve used the paint swatches to claim your unique color,

put it into poetry!

What’s a cinquain poem?A cinquain is a five line poem that is written in a specific way. Here’s what it looks like.

Title of Poem Author's Name

TopicAdjective, Adjective

Verb, Verb, VerbA phrase that relates to the poem or tells your feelings

Synonym

Here is my example, now try your own!

Colorby Mrs. Green

Colorsmooth, pale

freckled, protects, changesThey say it’s what is inside that counts.

“Sheer Pout”