PPT-How to Write an Acrostic Poem Task Card

Objective TLW brainstorm words for a topic to create an acrostic poem and publish it using the Acrostic Poem app on the iPad Acrostic Poems App A n acrostic is a poem in which the first letters of each line spell out a word or phrase The word or phrase can be a name a thing or whatever you like. What is an acrostic poem? . An acrostic poem is a name/word poem.. It can be written about any topic.. The letters are written vertically and a sentence or phrase about the topic is written next to each letter and usually begins with that letter….but not always. . poems with a special edge…. TARZAN. Tan. Athletic. Resourceful. Zooms. Assertive. Nimble. CAT. Can’t. Avoid. Trouble. TRASH. Takes a. Really. Astounding. Stomach to. Handle this mess.. MARY. Marvelous artist. Onomatopoeia. Rhyme. Alliteration. Definition: a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore” . “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”. in . Context. The Crucible. Act I. DO NOW. : . Complete . the chart . for the Act I . Crucible words . to . the best of your ability.. As . used in . The Crucible. …. confirm. . (v):. . verify.  . It can be about any subject. Write the letters that spell your subject down the side of your page.  When you have done this then you go back to each letter and think of a word, phrase or sentence that  starts with that letter and describes your subject. The following poem is an example of acrostic poems  written in this format. Pick a word and write your own!. Teach your class a short dance sequence/motif that includes at least one travel, stillness, jump, gesture, turning and possibly a transfer of weight. Make sure you explain what each move is. If your class already know the 6 basic components of DANCE skip to Step 2. Australopithecus. What is an Acrostic Poem?. An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a . vertical line . spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase.. What is an Acrostic Poem . An acrostic Poem is a type of poetry where the first, last, or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase . Review and Vocabulary . Let’s review…. Conquistadors. Hernando Cortes in Mexico . Francisco Pizarro in Peru. By the mid 16. th. century Spain’s American empire includes New Spain (Mexico and Guatemala), and land in Central and South America and the Caribbean . Cinquain. , Acrostic, and Diamante Poems. Write down the title slide.. Sharpen your pencil if needed.. 3 R’s once the lecture starts. Turn in any work you have for me!. Goal: identify the rules of the three poems: the . “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” is a great example of an elegy. Written by Thomas Gray, the poem is 128 lines, and it ends with an “epitaph.” . Epitaph. Short poem intended as an inscription on a grave – can serve as a brief “elegy.” . Activity A. Activity C. Activity E. Activity G. Activity H. Activity F. Activity D. Activity B. Glossary. Goodbye. – . by Alun Lewis . –. . Relying only on evidence in the poem, who is ‘speaking’ the poem, and who is it spoken to?. The Power of Poetry Table of Contents pages 1-2: Acrostic Poems pages 18-19: Lantern pages 3-4: Alphabet Poems pages 20-21: Haiku pages 5-8: Concrete Poems pages 22-23: Lune pages 9-10: Couplets pages 24-26: Cinquain Scannell. A Case of Murder. A buzzing machine of soft black stuff,. He sat and watched and he hated it,. Snug in its fur, hot blood in a muff,. And its mad gold stare and the way it sat. Crooning dark warmth: he loathed all that..