This competition is all about making an Acrostic Poem! We know the sun has been shining bright lately and the summer holidays are almost here so what better way to end the academic year than writing an Acrostic Poem about the SUMMER!

What is an acrostic poem? An acrostic poem is when the first letter of each line spells a word. The word is the subject of the poem. It doesn’t have to rhyme, but it can if you wish! Here is an example.

In this together... emerging stronger www.offschool.org.uk

Launch date: Thurs 2nd July Closing date: Thurs 9th July 2020 at 12 noon

How to Enter

When you’ve finished, head to the Competition Zone and click ‘current competition’, scroll to the bottom and

‘submit your entry’.

Judging criteria• How creative your writing

is (example: does it have interesting adjectives?)

• How you have presented your poem (appearance)

• How well it links to SUMMER

Now it’s your turn… You might like to theme yours around something you have already done in the beautiful sunshine or how you plan to spend your summer holidays!

We look forward to reading your fantastic poems!

Simply have a go at writing your acrostic poem! You can

submit a clear photograph of your handwritten poem or submit as an electronic version by uploading a word document or PDF file. You might want to draw a picture to go with it, it is entirely up to you!

ACROSTIC POEM COMPETITION

This week’s competition

is all about poems and

the SUMMER!