Betsy Ballew and Lauren Hall ECED 4300 A, Dr. Tonja Root

Spring, 2010

4th grade

Acrostic Poetry

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.

Betsy Ballew

Stage of writing: Prewriting

PLO: The student will complete an acrostic graphic organizer on a topic for the prewriting stage.

• 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

• 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

E ASTER

•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 Unpublished Word document, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.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.

APA

• Daniels, M. M. (2009, December 18). Christmas acrostic poem. Retrieved on April 13, 2010. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2505653/my_christmas_acrostic_poem.html?cat=42

Example

Christmas Holiday Acrostic Poem

• Christmas time is here.• Helping hands abound.• Ring the Christmas bells.• Inside we gather around a fire.

Example

• Sharing with others.• The reason for the season.• Many gather together.• Advent calendars countdown• Stringing the Christmas lights

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.

Lauren Hall

Stage of writing: Drafting

PLO: The student will create an appropriate draft from the graphic organizer to help address the topic.

• Form of writing: Acrostic Poetry•Trunk

–Capitalized letters

•Branches–Based on letters of trunk–Could start or be in phrase

• 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

APA

• Daniels, M. M. (2009, October 08). Halloween acrostic poem. Retrieved on April 5, 2010. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2262531/halloween_acrostic_poem.html?cat=10

ExampleSpoooky 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

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!

• 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

–4th grade students

S 1.______2.________3.______

C 1.______2.________3.______

H 1.______2.________3.______

O 1.______2.________3.______

O 1.______2.________3.______

L 1.______2.________3.______

S C H O O L

• 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

–4th grade students

E ASTER

•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.

E_________________A_________________S_________________T_________________E_________________R_________________

•Draft poem

Hall, L. A. (2010.) Draft: Acrostic poetry. Unpublished Word document, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.