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Betsy Ballew and Lauren Hall ECED 4300 A, Dr. Tonja Root Spring, 2010 4 th grade Acrostic Poetry

Betsy Ballew and Lauren Hall ECED 4300 A, Dr. Tonja Root Spring, 2010 4 th grade Acrostic Poetry. Betsy Ballew Stage of writing: Prewriting GPS: ELA4W1 The student

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Betsy Ballew and Lauren Hall ECED 4300 A, Dr. Tonja Root Spring, 2010 4 th grade Acrostic Poetry

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  1. Betsy Ballew and Lauren Hall ECED 4300 A, Dr. Tonja RootSpring, 20104th gradeAcrostic Poetry

  2. Betsy Ballew Stage of writing: Prewriting • GPS: ELA4W1 The student • a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements.

  3. Betsy Ballew Stage of writing: Prewriting PLO: The student will complete an acrostic graphic organizer on a topic for the prewriting stage.

  4. Form of writing: Acrostic poetry: • Easy and fun • Any subject/name • Vertical letters • Use 1 word or phrase • Word or phrase will match letter describing the subject • Each word

  5. Stage of writing: Prewriting • Choose topic • Getting down ideas • Do not worry about neatness • Three descriptive words per letter • Descriptive words will be about the topic

  6. Graphic organizer E A S T E R 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Ballew, E. C. (2010.) Graphic organizer: Acrostic poetry. Unpublished Word document, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

  7. APA • Daniels, M. M. (2009, December 18). Christmas acrostic poem. Retrieved on April 13, 2010. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2505653/my_christmas_acrostic_poem.html?cat=42

  8. Example Christmas Holiday Acrostic Poem • Christmas time is here. • Helping hands abound. • Ring the Christmas bells. • Inside we gather around a fire.

  9. Example • Sharing with others. • The reason for the season. • Many gather together. • Advent calendars countdown • Stringing the Christmas lights

  10. Lauren Hall Stage of writing: Drafting • GPS: ELA4W1 The student • b. Writes texts of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell the story.

  11. Lauren Hall Stage of writing: Drafting PLO: The student will create an appropriate draft from the graphic organizer to help address the topic.

  12. Form of writing: Acrostic Poetry • Trunk • Capitalized letters • Branches • Based on letters of trunk • Could start or be in phrase

  13. Stage of writing: Drafting • Think about topic/subject • Choose best choice word and/or phrase • Spelling or mechanics not emphasized here • Plan for revising and editing

  14. APA • Daniels, M. M. (2009, October 08). Halloween acrostic poem. Retrieved on April 5, 2010. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2262531/halloween_acrostic_poem.html?cat=10

  15. Example Spoooky Halloween Acrostic Poem • Halloween is almost upon us • Autumn brings us closer to tasty candy • Look around see the pumpkins glow • Look again see the spooky scarecrow

  16. Example • Orange and black appear everywhere • Weird and scary surround us • E mpty storage becomes a Haunted House • Even children beg on this Halloween night • Never take a teens treats or you will get tricked!

  17. Practice Activity: • Complete school house acrostic graphic organizer • Then use graphic organizer to complete acrostic draft poem • Choose 1 word and/or phrase from each letter • 4th grade students

  18. S 1.______2.________3.______ C 1.______2.________3.______ H 1.______2.________3.______ O 1.______2.________3.______ O 1.______2.________3.______ L 1.______2.________3.______

  19. S C H O O L

  20. Assessment activity: • Same as practice • Complete Easter acrostic graphic organizer • Then use graphic organizer to complete acrostic draft poem • Choose 1 word and/or phrase from each letter • 4th grade students

  21. Graphic organizer E A S T E R 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Ballew, E. C. (2010.) Graphic organizer: Acrostic poetry. Unpublished Word document, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

  22. Draft poem E_________________ A_________________ S_________________ T_________________ E_________________ R_________________ Hall, L. A. (2010.) Draft: Acrostic poetry. Unpublished Word document, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

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