1. Bio Poems

2. What is a Bio Poem?

3. A Bio Poem is a poem that describes a person using a formula.

4. “The formula” Your name or Your person’s name…
Four Adjectives that describes you or your person…
Lover of…
Who feels (or felt)…

5. Formula Who needs (or needed)… Who fears (or feared)…
Who would like (or would have liked)…
Is a resident of (or was a resident of)…
Meet (Your name or person’s name)

6. Stephen F. Austin
Sample Bio Poem of Stephen F. Austin on the next page.

7. Successful, Brave, Educated Reluctant
Bio Poem about your chosen person
Your person’s name
Four adjectives that describes your person. You will need to read your book and online article to learn about him/her and then find adjectives (describing words) that tell about your person.
Son or Daughter of….
Lover of (what did he or she love? Or is important to them?)
Who feels (or felt)...(up to three items)( tell what they felt by learning about them)
Who needs ( or needed)...(up to three items)(what did they need during the time that they lived?)
Who fears (or feared)..(up to three items)
Who would like to see(or who wanted to see)...(up to three people, ideas or places)
Is a resident of (or lived in)...(city, state)
Meet…(name)
Stephen F. Austin
Successful, Brave, Educated Reluctant
Son of Moses and Mary Brown Austin
Lover of law, Texas and people
Who felt loyalty to his colonists
Who needed a good relationship with Mexico
Who fears Santa Anna
Would like to have been elected as Texas’s President
Was a resident of The Austin Colony also known as the Old Three Hundred
Meet Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas

8. Another Example (Name) Mrs. Ledesma
(Four Adjectives) Shy, Devoted, Happy, Nervous
Daughter of Carolyn and Larry
Lover of books, antiques, and angels
Who feels love for her family
Who needs money, a vacation, a new car
Who fears heights, snakes and dogs
Who would like to travel to Ireland
Is a resident of Arlington, Texas
Meet Mrs. Ledesma

9. Planning for Your Bio Poem
You will use a plan sheet to help you plan your bio poem.

10. Sample Plan Sheet
Words that describe your person (adjectives, words that explain his or her personality)
Who needs….
Son or daughter of…
Who fears…
Lover of…
Who would like to see…..
Who feels…
Is a resident of…(city, state, country)

11. Any Questions?

12. Try writing a Bio Poem about yourself
Start with your plan sheet.
When you have finished your plan sheet, write your poem.

13. After writing a Bio Poem about yourself, read your biography
After writing a Bio Poem about yourself, read your biography. Learn about your famous person so you can write your Bio Poem about them.