What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Want to share a secret message with elegance and style? Then the Acrostic Poem is for you! To introduce learners to the Acrostic poetry form, I begin this class with a brief history of the Acrostic Poem which emerged during the Renaissance and share some examples from that time period. After presenting the history of Acrostic Poetry, I reveal the secret message embedded in these types of poems and how they are constructed. Once we've studied the history and form of the Acrostic and reviewed examples of this message-within-a-poem form, we'll get our creative juices flowing by writing Acrostics of our own. Our writing time will be in the form of a workshop with learners working both independently and in collaboration with fellow learners and me as needed. To close the class those learners who would like to are invited to share their creations with the group along with the imagery that inspired their writing. I look forward to exploring this clever form of poetry with you! *Please feel free to contact me if the cost of this class (or any of my classes) is a prohibitive factor to enrolling.
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Doctoral Degree in Education from George Washington University
Master's Degree in English from Old Dominion University
Welcome to my classroom!
For 30 years I've helped students appreciate literature, develop their rhetorical and creative writing skills, and better organize and complete tasks. A central goal of my teaching & coaching is empowering students with strategies they can make use of on their own, and in each class I encourage students to participate fully in our sessions together by contributing to class discussions and asking questions.
I have a Bachelor's Degree in English Education, a Master's Degree in Literature, and a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. My current class offerings include literature studies, book clubs, creative writing and formal essay writing classes, and Executive Function coaching.
When I'm not teaching, I love spending time with my family and traveling! :)
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Live One-Time Class
$25
per classMeets once
45 min
Completed by 18 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
1-5 learners per class