Bio Poems can be written by students to describe the lives of real people as creative writing exercise, or fictional characters to demonstrate reading comprehension. Bio Poems could even be written about inanimate objects. There are a variety of formulas for writing a bio poem. Here are 2 of the most common formulas:
Your name
Child of…
Who loves…
Who hates…
Who wants to go to…
Who wishes he/she could’ve met…
Who is scared of…
Who dreams of…
Who is determined to…
Who values…
Who is proud of…
Who graduated from…
Who lives…
Your name again
First name
Three or four adjectives that describe the person
Important relationship (daughter of . . . , mother of . . . , etc)
Two or three things, people, or ideas that the person loved
Three feelings the person experienced
Three fears the person experienced
Accomplishments (who composed . . . , who discovered . . . , etc.)
Two or three things the person wanted to see happen or wanted to experience
His or her residence
Last name
It’s always fun to share or display the bio poems. One teacher had her students tear pieces of construction paper to create artwork of their face to put up next to the student’s bio poem. You could easily adapt this project to describe historical figures, events, etc. by changing the formula.
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Great ideas here!