African Acrostics; A Word In Edgeways By Avis Harley

Beautiful photographs by Deborah Noyes and wonderful acrostics made African Acrostics; A Word in Edgeways is must have for our poetry shelf. Sometimes the acrostics spell the name of the animal represented in poetry, but other times the author labels the featured creature another way; the giraffe is a cloud friend, for instance. It is chock full of wonderful, rich vocabulary words. A great addition for your poetry collection.

Possible Strategy Instruction:

• C Use prior knowledge to connect with text
• C: Check for Understanding

• A: Look carefully at letters and words

• F: Read text as the author would say it, conveying the meaning or feeling

• E: Tune in to interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing
• E: Use prior knowledge and context to predict and confirm meaning
• E: Use word parts to determine meaning of words (prefixes, suffixes, origins, abbreviations)