Acrostic Poems

How to write them!

Our lesson todayObjectives:Students will be

able to:-recognize the differences between verse and prose.

-recognize and identify the figurative language used in a poem(Review).

-Understand what an acrostic poem is and write his own poem

• Outcome: By the end of the lesson you will know what an acrostic poem is and write your own so that it can be shared with the class.

• To start off, let’s take a look at some of those features that makes poetry look and seem different from prose.

• First of all, poetry is written in Lines and Stanzas.

• Even though it’s a bit different, think of these as Sentences and Paragraphs of poetry!

• Lines (sentences): rows of words written across a page in a poem

• Stanzas (paragraphs): A group of lines that form the divisions of a poem. You can usually recognize these by the spaces between them.

Can you identify from the following two examples which is verse and which is prose.

Roses are red Violets are blueSugar is sweetAnd so are you But roses always dieAnd violets shrivel awayBut forever you will be as sweetAs you are today• How many lines are in this poem? _____________• How many stanzas are in this poem? _____________• Next, it’s important to understand that a lot of poetry deals with

the difference between• Literal language: Actually means exactly what it says• Figurative language: Uses creative language to be

descriptive. Doesn’t actually mean exactly what it says• Example: “It’s raining cats and dogs.”

Do we have only one type of poetry?

Types of Poetry

Acrostic Shape

Haiku

Free Verse Bio

Types of Poetry

Acrostic Shape

Haiku

Free Verse Bio

What is an acrostic poem?Here is an example.

Pop Corns

Pop pop pop popping aroundOne after other making a soundPop pop popping I am having so much funConstantly shooting like the bullets of a gunOriginally so beautiful and whiteRidiculously addictive and a nice sightNo one can resist the sensational crunchSo delicious and appetizing when I munch

What is an acrostic poem?

Answer: An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. All the lines of the poem should relate to or describe the topic word.

Here’s one I made earlier!

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Older students are16, may be 17

Leave with end of preparatory certificate.

Now your turn!

• Each group will have a scrambled acrostic poem.

• Your Task is to reorder the poem and stick it to the paper given to the group.

• When you have finished share it with the group sitting next to you .

• A volunteer from each group to read the poem

Now your turn!• On your piece of paper write an

acrostic poem about a topic you like or about a name given to the group

• When you have finished share it with the group sitting next to you and then reporters from groups to read them to the class

Thank you for your attention. I hope that you enjoyed the lesson.

See you next lesson.Teacher: Fethi Touir