Bio Poems

1. Bio Poems A bio-poem is one way to briefly tell about someone’s life.

2. Title (name of historical figure) • Name • Zora Neale Hurston

3. Line 1 • 4 Character Traits Adjectives that Describe Famous Person • Writer, anthropologist, folklorist, college educated

4. Zora Neale Hurston Writer, anthropologist, folklorist, college educated

5. Line 2 • Related to: Siblings and name of Parents • Her father was a Baptist preacher

6. Zora Neale Hurston Writer, anthropologist, folklorist, college educated Preacher’s child

7. Line 3Start this line with… • Who cares deeply about • Combining literature with anthropology

8. Zora Neale Hurston Writer, anthropologist, folklorist, college educated Preacher’s child Who cares deeply about literature and anthropology

9. Line 4Start this line with… • Who feels that • black Americans could live independently from white America

10. Zora Neale Hurston Writer, anthropologist, folklorist, college educated Southern preacher’s child Who cares deeply about literature and anthropology Who feels that blacks could live separately from white society

11. Line 5Start this line with… • Who needs • To use grants and fellowships to finance her anthropological research

12. Zora Neale Hurston Writer, anthropologist, folklorist, college educated Southern preacher’s child Who cares deeply about literature and anthropology Who feels that blacks could live separately from white society Who needs grants and fellowship to finance her anthropology research

13. Line 6Start this line with… • Who gave back to his/her community by • publishing both fiction and nonfiction books

14. Zora Neale Hurston Writer, anthropologist, folklorist, college educated Southern preacher’s child Who cares deeply about literature and anthropology Who feels that blacks could live separately from white society Who needs grants and fellowship to finance her anthropology research Who gave back to her community by publishing fiction and nonfiction

15. Line 8Start this line with… • Who fears • the approaching Civil Rights Movement

16. Line 9Start this line with… • Who would like to see • more towns like Eatonville, Florida

17. Line 10Start this line with… • Resident of • Eatonville, Florida…the first incorporated black community in America

18. Zora Neale Hurston Writer, anthropologist, folklorist, college educated Southern preacher’s child Who cares deeply about literature and anthropology Who feels that blacks could live separately from white society Who needs grants and fellowship to finance her anthropology research Who gave back to her community by publishing fiction and nonfiction Who fears the approaching “civil rights movement” Who would like to see more self-sufficient all-black towns Resident of Eatonville, Florida…the first incorporated black community in America