Tips for your Acrostic Mini-Project

Having trouble getting your project started? Here are two tips.

1. Check out this website, which guides you through the writing process for creating an acrostic about yourself: readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/. (HINT: If you use this website, write in your FIRST name and LAST name when they ask you for the "topic word".)

2. Stuck on a letter that you can't think up a word for? Check out the list below, which has a word for every letter of the alphabet:

• Always
• Best at
• Can
• Does
• Doesn’t
• Especially
• Eats
• Friend of
• Goes
• Has a
• Is
• Isn’t
• Just
• Keeps
• Loves
• Likes
• Might
• Never
• Often
• Plays with
• Quite
• Remembers
• Says
• Sometimes
• Tries to
• Uses
• Very
• Wears
• X – Excellent at
• Your
• Zero

Acrostic Poem Mini-Project - Due Monday September 15!

Our first project is due on Monday! It is worth 15 points, and will be graded based on creativity, focus and your illustration(s).

The details and notes from the worksheet are below. If you don't have a copy of the worksheet, there are extras in the PINK homework binder.
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What is an acrostic poem?

• It is a poem that uses the LETTERS in a NAME to begin each line.
• All lines of the poem DESCRIBE or relate to the name.

Example: "Sun"
Shines brightly
Up in the sky
Warm on my skin


Your Task: Write an acrostic poem using your first name (or nickname) and your last name. You may type your poem or write it very neatly. Include at least one picture to illustrate your poem. You may draw the picture, print it out from the computer, or cut it out from a magazine.

Welcome to English 9!

Welcome to high school and English 9!

For my class, you must buy a 1-1/2 inch binder and a set of 5 dividers (click the links for examples).

Bring your binder and dividers to class on or before Monday, September 8, 2008.

This assignment is worth 10 homework points!