PPT-Acrostic poems

poems with a special edge TARZAN Tan Athletic Resourceful Zooms Assertive Nimble CAT Cant Avoid Trouble TRASH Takes a Really Astounding Stomach to Handle this mess MARY Marvelous artist. Students gain experience with word choice as they look for the right word to fit the letters of the subject of their poems Thinking About Yourself Before you tell students that they will be writing an acrostic poem about themselves ask them to fill What is an acrostic poem? . An acrostic poem is a name/word poem.. It can be written about any topic.. The letters are written vertically and a sentence or phrase about the topic is written next to each letter and usually begins with that letter….but not always. . An acrostic poem takes a word, sentence, or phrase and makes the first letter of each the first line of a poem.   .  . By Tonya . Strickland. A Croc Acrostic. by Avis Harley. . C. rackerjack-attacker. Biography and Poetry. Early Life. Born May 7, 1812 in . Camberwell. , England. Mother was a pianist and father was a banker. Father was also an artist, scholar, antiquarian, and collector of books. Browning’s education came from his well-read father. Brought to you by powerpointpros.com. Introduction. Poets use many different styles when writing poetry. Some of their well-known styles or . forms . of poems will be explained in this lesson.. Specific Teacher . in . Context. The Crucible. Act I. DO NOW. : . Complete . the chart . for the Act I . Crucible words . to . the best of your ability.. As . used in . The Crucible. …. confirm. . (v):. . verify.  . 6. th. May 2014. What are other people saying about Dickinson?. Say anything nasty and you’re dead!. Objective. To understand critical viewpoints of Emily Dickinson’s poems. It is not worth spending hours learning critical . Read the riddle and try to guess what the object is!. . Hint: You can find the answers in your classroom!. Poems are from Betsy Franco’s 201 Riddle Poems to Build Literacy (Scholastic, 2000). I have two hands. I have a face. . . The poem is clearly set around conflict, this is shown by the whole poem based on a solider rushing out of the trenches on the attack.. However the poem also looks at the ideas of humanity, nature and transformation.. Review and Vocabulary . Let’s review…. Conquistadors. Hernando Cortes in Mexico . Francisco Pizarro in Peru. By the mid 16. th. century Spain’s American empire includes New Spain (Mexico and Guatemala), and land in Central and South America and the Caribbean . :. 1. . Content. – What they are about.. 2. The. ideas . in the poems – what the . . poet is saying.. 3. The . mood and atmosphere . of . . the poem.. 4. How they are written – . . Read the riddle and try to guess what the object is!. . Hint: You can find the answers in your classroom!. Poems are from Betsy Franco’s 201 Riddle Poems to Build Literacy (Scholastic, 2000). I have two hands. I have a face. . By Miss O.. Review: what a simile is?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkMKaGLmkzk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active. . Talk and Turn: . Tell your partner a simile after reviewing what it is with the song!. Write as many diamante poems as time allows.. Illustrate them.. 94 . Poetry. : Diamante . 4/18. 95 . Poetry. : Diamante . 4/18. Essential Skill:. Collaborating toward a creative outcome.. Diamante.