1. Brittany Broughton Sara Harper
Acrostic Poetry
4300
Section B
Dr. Tonya Root
Spring 2009
Grade:1

2. Prewriting and GPS and PLO
Acrostic Poetry
Prewriting Stage
Georgia Performance Standard
ELA4R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. i. Identifies rhyme and rhythm, repetition, similes, and sensory images in poems.
PLO: Student will take notes on a graphic organizer and use it to write an acrostic poem.
Prewriting and GPS and PLO

3. Graphic organizer for the prewriting stage of acrostic poetry
Poetry: Poetry is a form of writing that has rhythm. Poems do not always rhyme, and they are written in metrical verse.
Prewriting: During prewriting, the author organizes his/her ideas. We will complete a graphic organizer to help us organize our ideas for our acrostic poem.
Graphic organizer for the prewriting stage of acrostic poetry

4. Prewriting Letter Examples of Words S A R sweet, strong
active, awesome R
red hair, rowdy
acrobatic, animal lover
Prewriting

5. Published Acrostic Poem
R eally cool E lizabeth G oofy A ctive N ice
Maydak Michael. (2008). Acrostic Poem. Retrieved April 1, 2009, from Acrostic Poetry for Children, Teachers and Other Poets Web Site: ubmitted_by_teachers.html
Published Acrostic Poem

6. Published Acrostic Poem
My Teddy Cuffy is cute and cuddly, Useful for teddy bear's picnics, Fluffy and soft as well. Furry and as light as a feather, You would wish you had him but I do. Shelby, aged 7, Kent, UK
Maydak Michael. (2008). Acrostic Poem. Retrieved April 1, 2009, from Acrostic Poetry for Children, Teachers and Other Poets Web Site: d_by_teachers.html
Published Acrostic Poem

7. Students will participate in a whole group setting to brain storm on appropriate words to complete the graphic organizer.
Practice Activity

8. Letter
Example of Words R E A D
Practice Activity

9. Revising Stage GPS and PLO
Georgia Performance Standard
ELA5W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing; the student
b. Revises manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences.
PLO: Student will revise their acrostic poem drafts.
Revising Stage GPS and PLO

10. Students will take notes on his or her own graphic organizer to construct their own Acrostic Poem using his or her own name.
Assessment Activity