Anna Smith & Abbey Muetzel ECED 4300 B, Dr. Tonja Root Fall 2008 Grade Level: Poetic Writing

Prewriting and GPS and PLO  Prewriting Stage  Georgia Performance Standard ELA4R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. i. Identifies rhyme and rhythm, repetition, similes, and sensory images in poems.  PLO: Student will complete a graphic organizer and use it to write an acrostic poem.

Graphic organizer for the prewriting stage of acrostic poetry  Poetry: Poetry is a form of writing that has rhythm. Poems do not always rhyme, and they are written in metrical verse.  Prewriting: During prewriting, the author organizes his/her ideas. We will complete a graphic organizer to help us organize our ideas for our acrostic poem.  Graphic organizer: Kingsley, J. (2004). North Dakota Teaching with Technology Initiative. Retrieved November 4, 2008, from Units of Instruction Web site: Modified by Muetzel, A. and Smith, A. November 04, 2008.

Prewriting Letter Different examples of words A amazing, acrobatic, astounding, athletic B bubbly, bouncy B beautiful, bodacious E excited, enthusiastic, elegant, exquisite Y young, youthful, yellow

Published Acrostic Poem Strickland, T. (2000). Acrostic Poem. Retrieved November 4, 2008, from Center for Technology in Education at Johns Hopkins University Web site:

(2008). Acrostic Name Poems for Boys. Retrieved November 4, 2008, from Hub Pages Web site:

Practice Activity Letter Examples of Words C L A S S

Revising Stage GPS and PLO  Revising Stage  Georgia Performance Standard ELA5W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing; the student b. Revises manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences.  PLO: Student will revise their acrostic poem drafts.

Practice Activity Revising Stage  Students will work together as a class to decide which words from the graphic organizer they think are the most appropriate to describe the class.  Students will choose one word for each letter.

Assessment Activity Revising Stage  Students will use the words chosen by the class to create one descriptive sentence for each letter.