A Poem of Life and Living
Biopoem Assignment
The world of conspiracies is filled with symbolism:
magnifying glasses, trench coats, shadows, black shiny shoes,
secret passageways, covert conversations----
just to name a few.
Write a biopoem about your conspiracy. Be as concrete and imaginative as you can! Fill your biopoems with symbolism that captures the essential tensions around your conspiracy.
Title (thematically-based)
Line 1: Your character’s first name
Line 2: Four words that describe the character
Line 3: Brother or sister of...
Line 4: Lover of... (three ideas or people)
Line 5: Who feels... (three ideas)
Line 6: Who needs... (three ideas)
Line 7: Who gives... (three ideas)
Line 8: Who fears... (three ideas)
Line 9: Who would like to see...
Line 10: Resident of …
Line 11: His or her last name
After you write the biopoem, write a paragraph of synthesis:
To express what you’ve intended to accomplish in this biopoems, in as many lines as you can, refer to symbols of your conspiracy theory that helps to describe the personality, emotions, or actions of the character featured in your poem.
Mastery learning points = 10 points.