What’s in a Name Acrostic Poem about PULGAR and his adventures

Acrostic 1 st letter in each line of the poem spells the subject vertically Cats purr loudly; Active at night, Tackle my toes.

Acrostic Poem about Black Bears Black bears Live in North America. Average length is 4.5 to 6 feet and they Can weigh up to 600 pounds. Killing people is not their habit, unless the Bear feels threatened. They Eat both animals and plants And like to fish, climb, and swim. They Really like to sleep in dens during the winter. Small cubs are born during January or February in the den.

Writing your acrostic poem Get a sheet of paper and write PULGAR vertically Use your Pulgar story and what you have learned from creating a plot diagram to create an acrostic poem about the Pulgar and his adventures

Editing for content Read your Pulgar acrostic poem Answer these questions to yourself. If the answer is no, make the necessary revisions – 1. Did you introduce the main character in your poem? – 2. Did you describe the setting in your poem? – 3. Did you tell rising action events in your poem? – 4. Did you tell the climax in your poem? – 5. Did you tell the falling action in your poem? – 6. Did you tell the resolution in your poem?

Revising your poem-1 (line 1) Does your first line say Pulgar for the letter P? If so, let’s come up with some more words/phrases to use instead of Pulgar Brainstorm a list as a class and select from one on the list or create your own

Revising your poem-2 (nouns) Use a red pen and underline your nouns Make a chart with at least 6 of your nouns (at least one from each line of the poem) Brainstorm a list of synonyms for these nouns Use a thesaurus and/or dictionary as well as the charts on the wall to assist you in creating a thorough list Add some of these nouns to your poem

Revising your poem-3 (adj) Select 6 nouns and write them down (at least one noun from each line of the poem) Under each noun, brainstorm a list of adjectives to describe this noun Use a thesaurus and/or dictionary as well as the charts on the wall to assist you in creating a thorough list Add some of these adjectives to your poem (you may add more than one adjective to a noun)

Revising your poem-4 (verbs) Our next focus is on action verbs Use a red pen and circle all of your action verbs Make a chart with 6 of your action verbs Under each action verb, brainstorm a list of action verbs with similar meanings Use a thesaurus and/or dictionary as well as the charts on the wall to assist you in creating a thorough list Substitute some of these new action verbs for the ones you currently have in your poem

Revising your poem-5 (adverbs) Now that you have a list of verbs, its time to describe them with more detail Look at each of your action verbs and add at least 4 adverbs to give your verbs more detail Use your thesaurus and/or dictionary as well as the charts on the wall to assist you

Revising your poem-6 (repetition) Now that you have revised your poem, it’s time to check to make sure you did not repeat the same nouns, adjectives, action verbs, and adverbs If you do have repetition, use your charts and your thesaurus to eliminate these

Typing your poem Make the size of the font extra large and bold for each of the letters of PULGAR If your line goes beyond one line, indent the remaining lines of the poem

example L ovely Luci lives in Fieldstone Park, a neighborhood just across the street from both Helena Middle School and Helena High School. If she wanted to walk to school each day, she could. However, she might need to pack an U mbrella if she looks outside and sees that there are gray skies. It’s always better to be safe than sorry. C ould you imagine how funny it would be if I showed up at school dripping wet one day to teach! Everyone would laugh…but worse of all, I would probably end up getting sick.