Acrostic Poem on SINGAPORE

On this coming Tuesday (3 Feb), you will be doing an acrostic poem on SINGAPORE as a group.

What is an acrostic poem?

You can read more here or here or here.

Samples of acrostic poems
1. Poems by children from From Austrailia, Hong Kong, India, Maldives, New Zealand, and Singapore.

This site even has submissions by children from Singapore and one from Pei Hwa too!
2. Poems by Cumberland Elementary School


You may want to try writing your own acrostic poem using your name or favourite food or cartoon character!

You can use the checklist below (from readwritethink.org) after creating an acrostic poem.

Acrostic Poetry Reflection Checklist

_____I used one or more words that are new to me.
_____ I used words that help the reader make a picture of me.
_____ I found words for my poem in more than one place.
_____ My illustration is colorful and shows details.
_____ My illustration matches my poem.
_____ My poem teaches people something about me.
_____ I gave suggestions to other students about their poems.
_____ I listened to other students' suggestions about my poem.
_____ When sharing, I read my poem clearly, with a strong voice.
_____ I listened while other students were sharing their poems