q Compose a bio-poem that responds to the question: “Who/What are you?”
q This activity helps students clarify important elements of their identities by writing a poem about themselves. Bio-poems help students analyze, and perhaps understand, certain aspects of their identity (some of which are often more obvious and familiar) by asking them to focus on factors that shape identity, such as experiences, relationships, hopes, interests, fears, apprehensions, etc. Bio-poems provide structure and are a way for students to think more critically about their individual traits, experiences, and character. (Source: https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies/biopoem-identity-poetry)
q As you construct your poem, here are points to consider:
a) What are you? How do YOU identify?
b) “Are you Black or African American?”
c) “Are you Latino/a or Hispanic?”
d) “Are you White or Caucasian?
e) “Are you Asian or Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Filipino?
In other words, is your identity based on a particular ethnicity that may be defined by others?
q Your poem should consist of 20-25 lines.
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies/biopoem-identity-poetry (Source )
