1. Writing Poems Poems Poems made frOm made frOm thE thE letTers letTers of otherR of otherR vocabularY PowerPoint 11.8

2. There are two kinds of Acrostic poems Poems where the Opening letter of Each line is Made up of the letters from the Subject word. Type 1:

3. Type 2: In this kind of Poem, any letter frOm Each line can be a letter from The subject woRd’s own medleY of letters

4. Writing acrostic poems: Your target subject can be any word you like: Perhaps a name or a job, the lines of the poem then describe that person and his character. Here is an example using a name: JOE Joe often Offers sweets to Each of his friends.

5. Here is another example:

6. Can you write a poem using a name?

7. We can write other poems about our dream jobs (non-acrostic)… When I grow up, I want to be a Nurse who works in a hospital or a Pilot who flies a plane or a Farmer who grows crops or a Tree who gives shade to birds.

8. Can you write a non-acrostic poem about jobs? When I grow up, I want to be a Fireman who…or a Bus driver who…or a ____ who…or a River who...

9. Let’s now pick one dream job and write an acrostic poem. When I grow up, I want to be a Chef who cooks delicious food Hates a dirty kitchen Enjoys tasting food Follows a recipe with absolute care.

10. Now finish this acrostic poem about a job as a class. When we grow up, we want to be a Doctors who… O C T O R

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