let’s see…. federal bureau of investigation global positioning system
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Let’s see…
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Global Positioning System
United States Postal System
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Be Right Back
I Know, Right?
Laugh/Laughing Out Loud
There’s a type of poetry which resembles the acronyms we had
earlier. Anyone who knows?
What do you mean IDK? Try harder!☺
Acrostic Poetry
Adjectives Capital lettersRhyming not a mustOne letter per lineStay on the topicTerrific way to reviewImaginativeCan be time
consumingNote: not my original poem; source: the web
Acrostic Poetry
Phrase or just one wordOrganizedEvery letter is usedTry to describeReally easyYou can make your own
Note: not my original poem; source: the web
1. Acrostic Poetry doesn’t have to rhyme.2. It needs plenty of details.3. Keep an open mind as you write.4. You can write about any topic you want (but I’ll tell
you what you will write about later ☺).5. Add your true feelings and ideas to whatever you
decide to write about.6. Have help from a friend or family member (as a peer
editor).7. Think before you begin writing poetry.8. Enjoy!
Some (unwritten) Rules in Writing Acrostic Poetry
Good Example
Happy feelings all aroundA look of joy upon facesPurposely smilingPeople get the inspiration to smileYou should too!
Bad Example
HoldingApplePoodlePriceYou
Examples:
Note: not my original poem; source: the web
1. For today, you need to compose four (4) examples of Acrostic Poetry
2. Your topics are: a. Yourself/Your first nameb. Christmasc. Hanukkah (use this spelling, please)d. Kwanzaa3. Papers are to be turned in today. 25%
will be deducted if you pass it tomorrow.
Let’s watch the videos about these celebrations…
(If there’s extra time, you can watch them again.)