Acrostic Poetry
YEAR LEVEL DESCRIPTION- Students create a range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts including imaginative retellings, reports, performances, poetry and expositions.
Judging Standard
CREATE AN ACROSTIC POEM ABOUT YOURSELF
WALT
write an acrostic poem about ourselves using adjectives
WILF
a completed acrostic poem containing an adjective for each letter
Lesson One | What is an Acrostic Poem?
WALT
identify what an acrostic poem is.
describe the features of an acrostic poem.
WILF
a written example of an acrostic poem of a dog.
Example
Summer
By Mr. R
Summer’s the season when sun is the strongest,
Under blue skies, the days are the longest,
My friends and I, like to swim when it sizzles,
My friends and I, like the cool, rainy drizzles,
Each summer, each December, I really can’t wait,
Returning to school in January is great!
What do you notice?
We Do
Let's create a poem together about a
STAR
Review
What are the main features of an acrostic poem?
Lesson Two | Adjectives to describe people
WALT
name adjectives which describe people.
WILF
class participation in a whole class post it brainstorm.
Activate Prior Knowledge
What is the purpose of using adjectives in a sentence?
Class Activity
On post-it notes, write three adjectives to describe a person.
Use one post-it note per word.
See if you can think of words that others may not.
Bring all your ideas together as a class to create a post-it poster of all the different words you thought of.
Written Task
I DO:
Write a sentence using one of the adjectives to describe a classmate.
WE DO:
We write a sentence together using one of the adjectives to describe a classmate.
YOU DO:
Write at least one sentence using adjectives to describe a family member or friend. Write more sentences if you can!
Remember- Practice makes progress.
I will popstick for students to share their sentences.
Review
What were the adjectives used in your classmate's sentences?
Did it help you visualise the person they were describing? why/why not?
Lesson Three | Adjectives to describe Mrs Guest
WALT
identify the features of an acrostic poem
name adjectives to describe Mrs Guest
WILF
class participation in a whole class brainstorm to create an acrostic poem
Activate Prior Knowledge
What are the features of an acrostic poem?
What is the purpose of using adjectives in a sentence?
We Do: Class Activity
I Do
Marvellous Mrs Guest
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Whiteboards
On your whiteboards, write 3 adjectives and/or sentences to describe Mrs Guest.
Make sure they begin with the letters of her name.
M R S G U E S T
Popstick
Share your ideas with the class
Create
Collaborate ideas together to create an acrostic poem about Mrs Guest.
You Do: Review
Whiteboards
Set up an acrostic poem for your name to show me.
Write some adjectives you could use.
Lesson Four | Create your own acrostic poem
WALT
identify the features of an acrostic poem
name adjectives to describe ourselves
WILF
a completed acrostic poem
You Do
Writing books
In your writing books, rule up the first page with a red line across the top and a margin down the left hand side.
Use a ruler!
Write today's date at the top.
Set up your acrostic poem by writing your name down the left hand side in a coloured pencil.
Make sure to skip a line between letters.
Show it to me for checking.
Lesson Five | Create your own acrostic poem cloud
WALT
segment our poem onto different bits of paper
blend them back together using a cloud template
WILF
a completed acrostic poem correctly created on a cloud template
STEP ONE
Collect as many strips of coloured paper as you need. You should have one for each letter of your name.
For example Mrs Guest
would need 8 pieces of paper.
STEP TWO
In pencil, write your acrostic poem
on the pieces of paper.
One line per piece of paper.
Make sure to leave enough space on the left hand side to glue it to your cloud.
STEP THREE
Ask a friend to check your work for capital letters, finger spaces and spelling.
Show it to me for one final check.
STEP FOUR
Go over your writing in black artline.
Rub out your pencil marks.
STEP FIVE
Collect your name cloud and colour it in.
Once you have coloured it in, cut it out.
STEP SIX
Glue your pieces of paper to the underside of your cloud to create the acrostic poem.
STEP SEVEN
Collect a piece of coloured card.
Glue the cloud to the paper.
Hand it to me to display in the classroom.