This document provides information about acrostic poems and guides students through writing their own. It begins with learning objectives about recognizing features of acrostics and identifying themes from the first letter of each line. Examples of acrostics are provided. The document then guides students through choosing a theme, listing associated words, writing the theme vertically, and using the words to write lines starting with each letter. Students are prompted to choose their own theme and the document concludes with reiterating the key features of acrostics.