Warm-up: What were
some events that led to
the start of the start of
the Mexican American
War?
Film Cornell Notes
O While watching the information 15 minute
film on the Mexican American War, complete
the Cornell Notes.
O This information will help you with the next
assignment so make sure to take good
notes!
Mexican War Acrostic Poem
(Pre-AP)
Use the information from the video notes,
pgs. 326-330 of your book, and your
knowledge of the war to complete this
acrostic poem on the back of this sheet
about the Mexican War. The sentences do
not have to rhyme in an acrostic poem, but
you want each sentence to contain a true
fact about the war. If you get done early,
decorate the border of the poem to make it
look unique.
X= can be in the middle of the first word, for
example “Excited, exploited, etc”
Mexican American War
Acrostic Poem (Accelerated)
Use the information from the video
notes, pgs. 326-330 of your book,
and your knowledge of the war to
complete this acrostic poem on the
back of this sheet about the Mexican
American War. The sentences do not
have to rhyme in an acrostic poem,
but you want each sentence to
contain a true fact about the war. If
you get done early, decorate the
border of the poem to make it look
unique.
X= can be in the middle of the first
word, for example “excited, exploited”
Examples