You don't have to slay the dragon in this activity. Young writers review poetic devices with a set of worksheets about alliteration and similes. Once they finish waxing poetic about their dragon friends, they craft a final acrostic poem.

Concepts

alliteration, figurative language, similes, acrostic poems, poetic devices, dragons

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the worksheets with a story or unit about dragons
• Have class members work on the activities at home, or in a small group during a lesson about poetic devices
• Prompt writers to include their alliteration or similes in the last poetry activity

Classroom Considerations

• Instructions for the alliteration activity aren't very clear; be sure that writers know what letter to use when crafting their own alliteration

Pros

• Engaging for all levels of learners
• Encourages learners to use the dragon theme when reviewing language arts concepts

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.4