This Is Me Acrostics lets your pupils explore who they are and who they want to be, empowering them and celebrating their individuality. Motivate your pupils to write exciting poetry that lets them express themselves.
An acrostic is a fun poetic style that helps structure ideas and develop vocabulary, so every pupil has the chance to shine, to feel confident in writing a poem, and have the chance to be published in a real book.
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[Rules] =>1st Prize
The Young Writers' Award of Excellence and an awesome bundle of books for your school!
2 x Runners-Up
Each wins a framed certificate and a selection of books for your school!
PLUS
Every participating school receives a free copy of the book their pupils feature in!
(Winners will be chosen from poetry competition entries received in the 2021/2022 academic year.)
[Student Prizes] =>Our 5 favourite published poets will each win a fantastic creative writing goody bag!
PLUS
Every entrant receives a bookmark and we award a certificate of merit for all young writers chosen for publication.
(Winners will be chosen from entries received in the Summer Term 2022. Goody bag image is an example, contents may differ)
[Tips] =>Have a look at our list of amazing recommended reads that are sure to help your pupils fall in love with poetry.
The opportunity to read with a child or a class is vital in their reading journey. Shared reading:
What is an acrostic? What rules do you have to follow? How do you write one? Asked and answered!
Check out our Learning Lab: Acrostic Poems video on YouTube.
This fun video explains in just one minute what an acrostic poem is, with ideas and examples to give you and your pupils plenty of ideas to get you started! Pause it to discuss ideas with the class as you go along!
A fun way to liven up an acrostic poem is to introduce onomatopoeia!
Explain to your pupils that onomatopoeia is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound! For example pop, zoom, hiss
Ask your pupils to think about themselves or their favourite person. What sort of things do they do that make sounds?
For example:
Mum: Her long purple skirt goes swish.
Footballer: Pow! The ball hits the back of the net.
Brother: Tap, click, tap goes his Xbox controller
How many sounds can they think of for their person? Once they have some ideas, they can use these to add to their poem, or write a whole poem using sound sentences!
This game is a fun way to share the love around the class and learn what makes each of your pupils great.
To play the game, each pupil writes their name on a sheet of paper and passes it around the class. The other pupils each write a compliment in turn on the sheet of paper as the papers are passed around.
Now each pupil will have a page full of lovely things about them and they can pick their favourite compliments to inspire their poem.
Encourage them to look for any that start with letters in their name, which they can use in their acrostic.
Not many people hear about their good qualities from other people, so as well as generating poem ideas, this is a great exercise to boost self-esteem. It’s also nice to be nice, so will boost each pupil as they complement their classmates!
This game is a fun way to share the love around the class and learn what makes each of your pupils great.
To play the game, each pupil writes their name on a sheet of paper and passes it around the class. The other pupils each write a compliment in turn on the sheet of paper as the papers are passed around.
Now each pupil will have a page full of lovely things about them and they can pick their favourite compliments to inspire their poem.
Encourage them to look for any that start with letters in their name, which they can use in their acrostic.
Not many people hear about their good qualities from other people, so as well as generating poem ideas, this is a great exercise to boost self-esteem. It’s also nice to be nice, so will boost each pupil as they complement their classmates!
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Congratulations to all our winners...
School Winners
(Chosen from the 2020/2021 academic year competitions The Poetry Bus & This Is Me Acrostics)
1st Place - The Young Writers' Award of Excellence & £100 National Book Token
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, West Yorkshire
Published in "This Is Me Acrostics - Future Voices"
2 x Runners-Up - £100 book bundle & a framed certificate
Puriton Primary School, Somerset
Published in "This Is Me Acrostics - Treasured Poets"
Shillington Lower School, Hertfordshire
Published in "The Poetry Bus - Destination Poetry"
This Is Me Acrostics lets your child explore who they are and who they want to be, empowering them and celebrating their individuality. Motivate them to write exciting poetry that lets them express themselves.
An acrostic is a fun poetic style that helps structure ideas and develops vocabulary, so every child has the chance to shine, to feel confident in writing a poem, and have the chance to be published in a real book.
[Independent Rules] => [Independent Prizes] =>
Congratulations to all the winners! The results for this competition have been published.
View WinnersOpen competitions can be found here.
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