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Poetry
Fifth graders are introduced to poetry and many authors who create it. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders create a class poetry book. Each student submits an original poem, along with an illustration.
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The Search for Character!
Fifth graders define character words, look for real-life examples of the traits "in action," and write an acrostic poem based on one of these qualities.
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Arthur Meets the President - Lesson 5
Students type acrostic poems. In this poetry lesson, students read stories and poems written by other children and use a word processing program to type their own acrostic poems.
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Personally Poetic
Learners create an Acrostic poem using notes from biography journals. In this poetry and journal lesson, students read a biography of their choice and take notes in their journals. Learners review an acrostic poetry website and use...
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Mississippi Acrostic
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students use the letters in the word Mississippi to create an acrostic poem. Students create a 11 line poem.
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Utah Acrostic
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students use the letters in the word Utah to create an acrostic poem. Students write a 4 line acrostic poem.
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Memorial Day Acrostic Poem
In this acrostic poem worksheet, learners use the letters in word "Memorial" to write an acrostic poem.
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Acrostic Poem Plan: Archery
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students write 5 or 6 words that start with each letter in the word archery. Students relate the words to traffic safety and then write the acrostic poem with the words.
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February Acrostic Poem
In this poetry worksheet, students use the letters in the word February to write an acrostic poem on a page that has a picture of a groundhog and an amethyst at the top.
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March Acrostic Poem
In this language arts worksheet, students use the letters MARCH to begin each line of an acrostic poem about the month of March.
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Circus Acrostic Poem
In this language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem using the letters CIRCUS. Students write their poem inside a circus tent design.
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Human Genetics Acrostic Poem
In this science worksheet, students demonstrate what they know about DNA and genes by writing acrostic poems. The vertical format is prepared on this page for students. There is no information on the page.
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Lucky
In this lucky worksheet, students create an acrostic poem on what it means to be lucky. Students write words beginning with the letters in the word LUCKY.
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Poetry Search
In this Literature worksheet, learners identify and locate vocabulary terms related to poetry. There are 27 words located in the word search.
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Poet for a Day
Fourth graders, while in the computer lab after reading the poem, "H is for Hoosier," create an acrostic poem about Indiana. They list words that are unique of Indiana and choose one of those words to create their acrostic poems to share...
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Five Simple Poems
Students listen as the teacher explains what poetry is as well as describes several types of poetry such as haiku, free verse, limerick, cinquain, and an acrostic. Students read examples of each type of poetry. They compose a poem...
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Raptor Poetry
Young scholars create poems about raptors. They discuss raptors and create three poems including at least two of the following: haiku, diamante, found, and acrostic. They create a classroom book of poems or conduct a poetry slam where...
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Your Name in an Acrostic Poem
Second graders use a word processing program (Word, Claris Works...) to create an acrostic poem.
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Read Write Think: Zines for Kids Multigenre Texts About Media Icons
Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to create multigenre zines for popular culture figures that include letter, persuasive, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic, and biography/autobiography writing. To accomplish this,...
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Alex: Landforms Acrostic Poetry
Students will write acrostic poems using scientific information about various landforms. These poems will reinforce concepts learned in science.
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Alex: Native American Acrostic Poems
For this lesson, students will synthesize the knowledge they have acquired about early Native American tribes by creating and presenting an acrostic poem that incorporates pictures symbolizing important characteristics of the tribes. In...
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Writing Fix: Simple Formula Poem: Dueling Acrostic Poems
Students use an interactive topic generator to select a topic for writing dueling acrostic poems; two acrostic poems with opposite words.
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Writing Fix: Acrostic Summaries [Pdf]
Summarize any subject you'd like with these acrostic poems. Examples are provided. [PDF]
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Read Write Think: Acrostic Poem
With this printout, simply choose a one-word topic, write each letter of the word vertically in all capital letters, and then write words or phrases that describe the topic and begin with each letter of the word. It could be adapted for...