Biography Portrait and Poem Poster Project
Project
Description: A Biographical portrait and poem poster about a famous person of the
Renaissance. The poster will contain (1) a large hand-drawn original portrait or a hand-drawn copy of a portrait of the famous Renaissance person and (2) the Biography poem. Extra decorations and/or information on the poster will be appreciated. Make a rough draft
first to plan. Pencil could be used to sketch the portait, but the final portrait should be in marker, colored pencil or crayon. The final poem must not be in pencil. Place your
name, date and period on
the back of your poster.
Biography Poem Directions:
Line 1
Names the
person
Line 2
Describes the
person using 4 adjectives
Line
3 The third line
begins with “Friend of...” then lists 3 nouns
that have a special
relationship with the person.
Line
4 Begins with
“Lover of....” then lists 3 objects, activities
or other nouns.
Line
5 Begins with “Who
feels...” then lists 3 emotions or one
strongly felt belief.
Line
6 Begins with “Who
needs...” then lists 3 needs of the
individuals.
Line
7 Begins with “Who
gives...” then lists something(s) that
is given to others by the
individual.
Line
8 Begins with “Who
fears...” then gives a phrase explaining
a fear or a list of several
fears.
Line
9 Begins with “Who
would like to....” then gives a phrase
explaining a dream or goal.
Line
10 Gives a word or phrase
describing the person, preferably
using a metaphor or comparison to an
object or idea.
Sample:
Moses
Religious,
determined, Hebrew, ex-slave,
Friend
of Hebrews, slaves, Egypt
Lover
of freedom, hard work, God,
Who
feels anger because the pharaoh will not let his people go,
Who
needs friends, family, the Lord,
Who
gives advice, encouragement, miracles,
Who
fears slavery, ignorance, failure,
Who
would like to lead his people to the land of milk and honey
Deliverer
of the Ten Commandments
Suggested people; Marco Polo, Donatello,
Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Chaucer, Cervantes, Dante, William
Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Galileo, Gutenberg, Machiavelli, Cosimo de Medici,
Martin Luther, John Calvin, Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Henry VIII, Marco Polo, Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Queen Elizabeth.
If a student wishes to use a person of the Renaissance not on this list, please check first with the teacher.