1. Acrostic Poetry 3 rd Grade Lori Martin & Laura Avant ECED 4300-C Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2010

2. Prewriting/Drafting Georgia Performance Standard ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student m. Pre-writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. Laura Avant

3. Prewriting Primary Learning Outcome PLO- The students will complete a graphic organizer to plan and draft an acrostic poem. Laura Avant

4. Acrostic Poetry a poem in which special letters spell another word. Laura Avant

5. Prewriting/Drafting Generating Ideas Pick a topic for poem Select a purpose Planning Organize thoughts Begin Writing Laura Avant

6. Graphic Organizer Plants: activities and information. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/poetry/acrostic/flowers/tiny.GIF Laura Avant

7. Published Acrostic Hummon, D. (2008, July 20). Animal acrostics. Retrieved from http://college.holycross.edu/fa culty/dhum mon/acrostics/acrostics.html Laura Avant

9. Practice Activity Shared Writing Topic: Easter E A S T E R Laura Avant

10. Assessment Activity Decide on a topic Write a personal acrostic Use graphic organizer to complete your poem Laura Avant

11. Revising/Editing Georgia Performance Standard ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student m. Pre-writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. Lori Martin

12. Revising/Editing Primary Learning Outcome PLO- The student will revise their personal acrostic poem by differentiating word choice, and proofreading for mechanical errors (spelling). Lori Martin

13. Acrostic Poetry a poem in which special letters spell another word. Lori Martin

14. Revising/Editing Improve content Changing or Adding words Correct mechanical errors Lori Martin

15. Published Acrostic Powell, Consie. (2003). Amazing apples. Retrieved from http://www.consiepowell.com/p g02_bookshelf/images/img_insi deapple.jpg Lori Martin

17. Practice Activity Shared writing technique Revise and Edit classroom draft Use dictionary to change word choice Capitalize title Check for correct spelling Lori Martin

18. Assessment Activity Revise and edit your acrostic poem, from the prewriting and drafting stage Use the dictionary to edit word variations Correct mechanics Prepare poem to be published Lori Martin