Creating an Acrostic Poem
Step 1: Choose a word that describes Terry Fox. Your word should have a
minimum of 7 letters.
Step 2: Go on to the website www.readwritethink.org. Put your mouse on
“classroom resources” and then click on “student interactives”. The third item is
“writing poetry”. Click on “acrostic poem”.
Step 3: Carefully read the description of an acrostic poem.
Step 4: Enter your name and your topic word (that’s the word that you chose that
describes Terry Fox).
Step 5: Complete the brainstorm using as many words that connect to Terry Fox as
you can think of. This will help you when you go to create your poem. Look at
your brainstorm from prior classes or the articles we looked at if you get stuck.
Step 6: Complete your acrostic poem using your imagination to help you create
the best poem possible!
Here’s an example:
Evaluation:
(SCO 9.1) Did you create a poem?
Did you…
Use information
from the videos
and articles
viewed in class
to create your
poem
(SCO 10.5)
Did you…
Use your
imagination
while writing to
create a poem
that is interesting
to the reader?
(SCO 8.4)
Did you…
Proofread your
work to make
sure there were
no spelling or
grammar
mistakes?
(SCO 10.3)
Total:
Yes (4pts)
No (0pts)
4
3
2
1
Wow! You did
an excellent job
of using
information from
different sources
to create a poem
that tells us a lot
about Terry Fox!
Wow! You did
an excellent job
when choosing
which feelings
and words to use
when you’re
writing your
poem. You
poem is very
original and
creative.
Wow! There are
NO spelling or
grammar errors
in your poem!
Great job! You
have shown that
you are able to
take information
from sources and
use it in your
own writing
You’re on the
right track, but
you need to work
hard to make
sure you’re using
information from
the sources given
in class.
You’re on the
right track. Next
time you could
try using a
thesaurus to
come up with
some *fancy*
words
Uh oh! You
have not used the
information
provided in class
to tell the reader
about Terry Fox.
You need to
double check
your work!
There are five or
more spelling
and grammar
errors in this
poem!
Uh oh! You need
to work on
spelling and
grammar, I am
having trouble
understanding
what you mean
/16
Great job! You
chose feelings
and words that
helped you to
create a poem
that is interesting
to read.
Good job! There
are only 2-4
spelling or
grammar errors
in your poem.
Uh oh! You
need to work
on…