1. Brittany Brown and Hannah Hoy ECED 4300-B Dr. Tonja Root Spring Semester 2010 5 th Grade

2.  GPS: ELA4W1 ◦ a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements.

3.  Students will selects a focus, an organizational structure, genre expectations, and format requirements

4.  Form: Acrostic Poem  Stage: Prewriting ◦ Brainstorm ◦ Pick a topic

5.  ReadWriteThink.Retrieved April 4, 2010, from ReadWriteThink website: http://www.readwritethink.org/fil es/resources/interactives/acrostic / http://www.readwritethink.org/fil es/resources/interactives/acrostic /

6.  Father cares for me And helps with Things in the world. Honest and Exciting and always Rocks !!!!!!!!!  Durban, Demisha. (N.D.). Holycross. Retrieved April 4, 2010, from Holychrist website: http://college.holycross.edu/faculty/dhumm on/acrostics/africa.html http://college.holycross.edu/faculty/dhumm on/acrostics/africa.html

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8.  Fifth grade class will ◦ Complete individual Brainstorming Chart ◦ Select a topic from the list to use for Acrostic poem.

9.  GPS: ELA4W4 ◦ a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully. PLO Students will begin a draft independently on an acrostic poem.

10.  Begin writing poem.  Select topic from list created during prewriting.  Use topic chosen during prewriting to begin.

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12.  Example T owering trees R eign the forest. E vergreens are huge. E veryday they keep us alive. Kennedy, Sean. (N.D).abcplace.Retrieved April 4, 2010, from abcplace website:http://www.abcplace.com/poetr y/acrostic.htm

13.  Begin poem using selected topic and using any ideas or words to make your acrostic poem.  Assess individual poems based on rubric.