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Name: ______________________________________________ Period: __________________________ # ___________ Date: ______________________________________________ RL.7.5 _____/3 Acrostic Poem An acrostic poem is very easy to write. It can be about any subject. This kind of poem can be written in different ways, but the simplest form is to put 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 poems are examples of acrostic poems written in this format. Hockey Hockey is my favorite sport On the ice or street Cool and fun Keep on playing Exercise and stronger You should try Spider Startling Pretty scary It has lots of eyes Deadly Everywhere Really it is just like us. (from http://www.gov.pe.ca/eecd/) Another way to write an acrostic poem is to spell out the subject inside the poem. For example: born in Manila fan of the NBA teacheR admIres John F. Kennedy enJoys traveling middle child Of three Room 102: McPherson

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      Name:  ______________________________________________  

      Period:    __________________________   #  ___________  

      Date:   ______________________________________________

RL.7.5 _____/3

Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is very easy to write. It can be about any subject. This kind of poem can be written in different ways, but the simplest form is to put 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 poems are examples of acrostic poems written in this format.

Hockey Hockey is my favorite sport On the ice or street Cool and fun Keep on playing Exercise and stronger You should try Spider Startling Pretty scary It has lots of eyes Deadly Everywhere Really it is just like us.

(from http://www.gov.pe.ca/eecd/)

Another way to write an acrostic poem is to spell out the subject inside the poem. For example:                                                                                                                               born in Manila

fan of the NBA

teacheR

admIres John F. Kennedy

enJoys traveling

middle child Of three

       Room  102:  McPherson  

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Activity: Using either format, write a diamante poem about yourself. Each line should consist of at least 5 words and cannot start with “I”. It must be facts about you and are appropriate to share with the class and visiting community on Back-to-School Night.