Volcano Acrostic Poem
An acrostic poem is one where you choose a word or name and use each letter in the name as
the beginning of a word or line that tells something about that person or topic.
Example: An acrostic poem using the word "Sun."
Sometimes when we go to the beach, I will get sun burn.
Usually if I put Sun block on my skin, I will not burn.
Noon is when I'm really prone to burning.
Write an Acrostic Poem using the word below. Use at least 7 words that
were made from the other side in your poem.
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Volcano Word Chop Worksheet
Directions: The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces
that fit together and write them in the answer area below.
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Name _______________
Date _____________
The infamous volcano of Mt. Pelée looms over the village of St. Pierre
on the French Caribbean Island of Martinique. This sleepy little village
shows little of the grandeur of turn-of-the-century St. Pierre, which was
a vibrant colonial city, known to European tourists as the "Paris of the
West Indies." With its red-tiled cottages, rambling streets, and tropical
vegetation, this prosperous little city was renowned for its beauty. In the
official 1894 census, the population of St. Pierre was around 20,000.
Although most were native Martiniquans, the wealth and political power
were controlled largely by Creoles and a few French colonial officials
and civil servants. No one at the time could have predicted the horror
that was to descend on this tropical paradise with the reawakening of
Mt. Pelée in the Spring of 1902. The violent eruption of Mt. Pelée on
May 8, 1902 generated a pyroclastic flow that rapidly moved down the
River Blanche to destroy the small city of St. Pierre on the Island of
Martinique. The pyroclastic flow killed over 25,000 people.
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1. Where is Mt. Pelée?
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2. What is the tourist nickname
for St. Pierre?
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3. Which country is credited for
the colonization of St. Pierre?
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4. How many people died in the
eruption?
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