Name: ________________________________ Due Date: Monday, April 13, 2020 

 

Artists Make Art Choice Board: William Carlos Williams 

A River of Words: The Story 

of William Carlos Williams 

 

Read A River of Words: The 

Story of William Carlos 

Williams.  

Art 

 

Read the William Carlos 

Williams poems provided below. 

Choose one of the William 

Carlos Williams poems and draw 

an illustration with lots of 

details to show your 

visualization! You may use any 

form of media you have 

available (pencil, crayons, 

markers, or paint). Be 

CREATIVE! 

ReadWorks 

 

Complete the ReadWorks 

Activity Portrait of an Artist. Link to the assignment can be 

found in Google Classroom.  

Leap Prep Passage  

 

Read and annotate the passage 

“The Jungle Book” by Rudyard 

Kipling. Answer questions 19 

through 22. This passage can be 

found on pages 267-271 in your 

3rd Grade ELA Work Packet. A 

link will also be provided on 

Google Classroom.  

FREE  

 

Read a book of your 

choice for a 

minimum of 30 

minutes! 

Study Island  

 

 

Complete all topics in section 

3. Reading Standards for 

Informational Text. You 

should have received a total 

of 7 blue ribbons for all 

topics (A.- G.).  

Wordly Wise 

 

1. Review Wordly Wise Lesson 12 

Vocabulary Words. Complete the 

Wordly Wise Lesson 12 Review in 

Google Classroom. YOU MAY USE 

YOUR WORDLY WISE 

WORKBOOK. 

2. Complete a minimum of THREE 

activities from the Word Study 

Choice Board below.  

3. Complete Wordly Wise Lesson 

12 Part E. 

Create an Acrostic Poem 

 

Decide what to write about and 

write your word vertically. 

Brainstorm words or phrases 

that describe your idea. Place 

your brainstormed words or 

phrases on the lines that begin 

with the same letters. Fill in 

the rest of the lines to create 

a poem. Additional instruction 

and resources provided below.  

Tech Challenge 

 

Take a picture of something 

around your house that is 

important to you! Find the 

Tech Challenge powerpoint 

and edit the slide with your 

name! Write a short 

paragraph explaining what 

makes this something special. 

See Tech Challenge 

powerpoint for additional 

information. Tech Challenge 

Powerpoint 

 Teacher Choice should be selected by the PARENT :) 

 

 

Art Directions: Choose one of the William Carlos Williams poems below and make a 

picture of it in your mind. Draw an illustration with lots of details to show your 

visualization! 

The Red Wheelbarrow

so much depends upon  

 a red wheel 

barrow   

glazed with rain water  

 beside the white 

chickens. 

This Is Just To Say

I have eaten the plums 

that were in the icebox  

 and which 

you were probably saving 

for breakfast   

Forgive me they were delicious 

so sweet and so cold 

The Great Figure

Among the rain  and lights  

I saw the figure 5  in gold  

on a red  firetruck  moving  tense  

unheeded  to gong clangs  

siren howls  and wheels rumbling  through the dark city. 

 

Poem

As the cat climbed over 

the top of  

the jamcloset first the right 

forefoot  

carefully then the hind stepped down into the pit of 

the empty flowerpot 

 

How to Write an Acrostic Poem 

What is an Acrostic? 

Acrostics are a fun poetic form that anyone can write. They have just a few simple rules. 

To begin with, an acrostic is a poem in which the first letters of each line spell out a word or phrase. 

The word or phrase can be a name, a thing, or whatever you like.  

Usually, the first letter of each line is capitalized. This makes it easier to see the word spelled out 

vertically down the page. 

Acrostics are easy to write because they don’t need to rhyme, and you don’t need to worry about the 

rhythm of the lines. Each line can be as long or as short as you want it to be. 

Creating an Acrostic in Five Easy Steps 

To create an acrostic, follow these five easy steps: 

1. Decide what to write about. 

2. Write your word down vertically. 

3. Brainstorm words or phrases that describe your idea. 

4. Place your brainstormed words or phrases on the lines that begin with the same letters. 

5. Fill in the rest of the lines to create a poem. 

Use one of the templates provided or create your own! 

Click the link below to view a variety of templates! 

http://www.supercoloring.com/paper-crafts/scrapbooking/acrosti

c-poems 

 

 

 

 Click the link below to access the Tech Challenge powerpoint and edit your 

slide! 

Tech Challenge Powerpoint