LESSON PLAN TITLE: Acrostic Poetry
Writer-in-Residence: Christiana Castillo
Grade Level: 1st-6th
Model Works Used: Acrostic Poems By Rey Hinojosa and Christiana Castillo
Literary Learning objective(s): Students will be able to write their own acrostic poems.
Themes: Poetic form
MDE/SEL Standards: : Students can identify literary devices, structures, and themes
Materials Needed: Pen or pencil, highlighter (optional), poem examples, poetry brainstorm,
acrostic poem worksheet, white paper to draw on
Opening Activity:
Draw a big circle with one of your pointer fingers. Then take a BIG step in the circle. You have
now gone through the Poetry Portal and you are in the Poetry World! In the Poetry World, anything
is possible and anything can happen!
You are now in the Poetry World and you have turned into your favorite animal! Pretend to be your
favorite animal.
Pre-Discussion:
Acrostic poetry is a special type of poetry that spells out the topic of a poem with the first letter
of each line. Acrostic poetry is used to describe and celebrate our favorite things.
Model Poem Discussion:
Read the attached poems. Highlight or underline the first letter of each poem before you read
each poem. What do the letters spell out?
Prewriting:
Fill our Brainstorming Worksheet attached.
Remember,
adjectives
are descriptive words for nouns. A
noun
is a person, place, or thing.
Adjectives
describe
nouns
using colors, numbers, and our five senses.
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