Autobiographical Poem
Lesson 20
Lesson 20
Today, we will be reading, studying , analyzing, and writing about Autobiographical Poems.
is an unrhymed poem where you tell about yourself using the outline below.
Line 1: ___ (your name)
Line 2: ___, ___, ___ (3 adjectives)
Line 3: Son or daughter of ___ (mom's and/or dad's name)
Line 4: Who loves ___, ___, and ___(3 people, things,or ideas)
Line 5: Who feels ___ about ___ (1 emotion and 1 thing)
Line 6: Who needs ___, ___, and ___ (3 things you need)
Line 7: Who gives ___, ___, and ___ (3 things you share)
Line 8: Who fears ___, ___, and ___ (3 things you fear)
Line 9: Who would like to see ___ (1 place or person)
Line 10: Who dreams of ___ (1 item or idea)
Line 11: A student of ___ at ___ (your teacher and school)
Line 12: ___ (nickname or last name)
Agostino
Reliable, funny, smart
Son of Franco and Rita
Who loves Karlie, Jaidyn, and Justin
Who feels excited about summer
Who needs family, TV, and pizza
Who gives time, knowledge, and love
Who fears 5th graders, spiders, and lions
Who'd like to see Hawaii
Who dreams of being rich
A student of Mrs. O at Chairville School
Monti
We are not analyzing this type of poem.
Use your Google Doc to write a autobiographical poem. Write it in the box provided. You may use color and add a picture. You MUST include line break in your poem. You will keep one poem per page, so your autobiographical poem will start on page 16, and all your poems will be written on the same Google Doc that you already saved in your drive. I Recommend you first write your poem on paper and work on it. When you are happy with it, you can add it to the Doc.
When you are finished with the assignment, here is what you can do:
Just keep writing.
Keep adding seeds.
Add to a already started seed.
Decide to take a seed through the writer’s process.
Reread your writing.
Edit your writing.
Work with a writing partner (with permission).
NEVER say "I am finished"
You need to be writing for a minimum of 30 minutes.