Poetry
Writing Scaffold - Bio Poems
I
find I get best results by 'cutting and pasting' the scaffold then printing it
out and
work through it line by line. You have then demonstrated a process
and seized any
teachable moments.
Step
1 - Fill in the missing words.
____________ _______________
(adjective
beginning with the same letter as your name) (your first name)
__________
eyes (colour)
__________ hair (colour)
__________ sisters (number)
__________
brothers (number)
Loves ______________ (an activity)
Hates ______________
(an activity)
Abhors _____________ (a type of food or a particular dish)
Adores
_____________ (an interesting animal family)
Dislikes ____________ (a school
subject)
Worships ___________ (a sport or activity)
Fancies ____________
(a type of sweet)
Loathes ____________ (a TV show)
Enjoys _____________
(a type of music)
Detests ____________ (a type of music)
Needs _____________
(something you crave)
Enormous __________ (an aspect of your character)
Fears
_____________ (your number 1 phobia)
Giggles ____________ (adjective in regards
to time)
Sniggers ___________ (adjective in regards to time)
Reads _____________
(favourite author or series of books)
Watches ___________ (favourite TV show)
Loves
_____________ (school subject)
Hangs with _________ (your best friend at this
school)
Wears _____________ (favourite clothes)
Drinks _____________ (favourite
drink)
Plays ______________ (favourite computer/console game)
Dreams of
____________ (what you want too do with your life)
___________________ freak
(your favourite hobby)
___________ _____________
(your first name) (word
taken from www.rhymezone.com that rhymes with your name)
Write
4 pairs of words that describe things you adore, detest or typify your character.
What makes you YOU?!!!
______________ ________________
______________ ________________
______________
________________
______________ ________________
Step
2 - Select and number the lines you like from 1 to 15 so that they are in
an order that you feel has the most impact. Make sure you have your name lines
at the beginning and end. If you are doing this activity on a word processor,
just cut and paste the lines into the order that you want. Step
3 - Conference this piece with a friend and discuss choice of words and line
order. Check the spelling you are unsure of and include CAPITAL LETTERS for people,
places and things. Hand in the poem to see if you are ready to blog this poem. | |
