Grade 5 Starter Lesson: Acrostic Poem

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8 Questions

Note from the author:

In this lesson, you will learn all about poetry and write a poem of your own! 

Essentuial Question: What is an acrostic poem, and how is one written?

Instructions

In this lesson, you will learn all about poetry and write a poem of your own! 

Compelling Question: What is an acrostic poem, and how is one written?

Required

How would you describe yourself? Think of your personality, appearance, likes, and dislikes!

Required

Match each part of a poem to its definition.

		The name of a poem
		Lets the reader know what the poem is about
		A single line in a poem
		A group of lines in a poem separated by a space

Required

Complete the following sentence:

The title of the poem I am writing is called _______ 

Required

Grade 5 Starter Lesson: Acrostic Poem

How would you describe yourself? Think of your personality, appearance, likes, and dislikes!

Match each part of a poem to its definition.

Draft your acrostic poem: Write out your name, and then think of words that start with each letter of your name that describe you.

Draft your acrostic poem:

Write out your name, and then think of words that start with each letter of your name that describe you.