160 likes | 349 Views
Acrostic Poerty. Shajuantae Parks & Angeleigh James ECED 4300-A Dr. Tonja Root, Summer, 2010. Angeleigh James Prewriting Acrostic Poetry. ELA2R4 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. The student
E N D
Acrostic Poerty Shajuantae Parks & Angeleigh James ECED 4300-A Dr. Tonja Root, Summer, 2010
Angeleigh JamesPrewriting Acrostic Poetry • ELA2R4 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. The student m. Recognizes the basic elements of a variety of genres (e.g., poetry, fables, folktales). • PLO : The student will identify the basic elements of an acrostic poem and complete a graphic organizer that will consist of their thoughts or ideas on a selected topic.
Acrostic Poetry • Topic word is chosen and is written vertically • First letter of each line spells out a word/phrase • Each line in the poem relates to the topic
Prewriting • Determine your audience • Decide on your topic • Come up with different words/phrases about topic • Write those words/phrases in graphic organizer
Graphic Organizer TOPIC IDEA IDEA IDEA IDEA IDEA IDEA IDEA IDEA
Published Example Citation Acrostic Poems. (2009). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from Let's Make Literature Together: http://www.makeliterature.com /forums/your_writing/poetry/a crostic/acrostic-poems.html
ACROSTIC Artistically I pen my verse Crafting as I go Romancing every line Ordering the flow Systematically perfected, The verses are refined In every work I labor Concerned with what’s defined
Practice Activity • Write acrostic poem as a class • Topic is SCHOOL • The class and I will share the pen • Ideas about the topic will be added to the acrostic graphic organizer • I will use lottery cards for student selection
Assessment Activity • You will create a graphic organizer for an acrostic poem using RECESS as the topic
Shajuantae Parks Drafting Acrostic Poetry • ELA2R4 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. The student m. Recognizes the basic elements of a variety of genres (e.g., poetry, fables, folktales). PLO: The student will draft an acrostic poem using the graphic organizer that they created during prewriting.
Form of Writing • Topic word is chosen and is written vertically • First letter of each line spells out a word/phrase • Each line in the poem relates to the topic
Drafting The information from your graphic organizer will help during drafting. • Write your topic vertically along the edge of left margin • Each letter of the word begins new line • Phrases/ideas you use must start with the letter at the beginning of the line • Poem does not have to rhyme
Published Example Citation McDonald, H. (2010, April). April 2010 Teachers Have Class Newsletter. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from Unique Teaching Resources: http://www.uniqueteachingreso urces.com/April-2010- Teachers-Have-Class.html
Practice Activity • Write acrostic poem as a class • Topic is SCHOOL • You and I will share the pen • Poem will be formed using phrases/ideas from graphic organizer • I will use lottery cards for student selection
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY • You will create a draft for an acrostic poem using their graphic organizer • RECESS is the topic