1. Betsy Ballew and Lauren Hall ECED 4300 A, Dr. Tonja Root Spring, 2010 4 th grade Acrostic 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. EASTEREASTER Graphic organizer Ballew, E. C. (2010.) Graphic organizer: Acrostic poetry. Unpublished Word document, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

7. APA Daniels, M. M. (2009, December 18). Christmas acrostic poem. Retrieved on April 13, 2010. http://www.associatedcontent.c om/article/2505653/my_christ mas_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.c om/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 –4 th grade students

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

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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 –4 th grade students

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 Unpublished Word document, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

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 Unpublished Word document, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.