Bio Poems

What is a Bio Poem?

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

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

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)

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

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

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  

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

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)

Any Questions?

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

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.