Budding poets create two acrostic poems, one for their name and another using a word of their choice. Over the course of five days, scholars compose, revise, publish, and share their work with their peers.

Concepts

poetry, acrostic poems, free verse, Writing, adjectives

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Display finished products at Open House or Back-to-School Night for families to read and enjoy 
• During English language arts rotations, work with small groups to complete each task for a more focused approach; employ an aide to work with another group to reach more pupils at once

Classroom Considerations

• Requires computers or hand-held devices for online dictionary access; have paper dictionaries ready if technology is not available 
• The lesson's duration includes five separate 50-minute periods

Pros

• A detailed lesson plan makes for easy implementation 
• Spreading the lesson out over several days allows learners to focus on one task at a time 

Cons

• Website links no longer connect 

Common Core

RI.2.5 W.1.2 W.1.5 W.1.7 W.2.5 W.2.7 SL.1.1.a SL.2.1.a SL.2.1.b SL.2.1.c L.1.1.a L.1.1.c L.1.2.a L.2.1.a L.2.1.f L.2.2.a