ASSIGNMENT:
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY & aNALYSIS
DIRECTIONS:
- RESEARCH A POET OR ARTIST AND COMPLETE THE BIOGRAPHY TEMPLATE.
- USE YOUR RESEARCH AND TEMPLATE TO COMPLETE A 2 PAGE BIOGRAPHY ABOUT YOUR CHOSEN ARTIST OR POET.
Biography Worksheet
Student Name ______________________
Subject Name ______________________
The purpose of this worksheet is to give you a place to collect and organize your information as you do your research. These pages are for notes. When you write your rough draft paragraph you will use complete sentences.☺
The questions are listed below along with a place to write the information down.
Early Life
Required questions:
Where was your subject born? (include city, state and country)
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When was your subject born? (month, date, year)
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Where did your subject grow up? (city, state and country – If they moved around you will need to include more than one place.)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Who raised your subject? (parents, grandparents, uncles or others)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Did they have any siblings? (brothers, sisters, step brothers or sisters, half brothers or sisters)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Education
Required questions:
· Where did your subject go to school? (Include as much information as is available. For example names and locations (city or town) of elementary school(s), high school(s), or college(s).
· If they did not go to a formal school then list how they were trained for their job – apprenticeship, observation, on the job training and who trained them.)
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Inspiration and Fame
Required questions:
Who inspired your subject to do what they became famous for?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What inspired your subject to do what they became famous for?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What is your person famous for? (What did they do that made them famous?)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What was the first thing your subject did that they were recognized for?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
· What was their greatest contribution to their work? (What do you think is the best thing they did in their line of work?
· For example - If you are studying Thomas Edison who invented a lot of things which thing that he invented was the best?)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What are the three most interesting things your subject did their lifetime? (This is asking you what you think.)
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Are the things they did or made still around or used today?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Did other people like or were interested in their work before they became famous for it?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Did they do something before they became famous that was related to what they became famous for?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
IF YOUR SUBJECT IS NO LONGER ALIVE answer these questions –
Required questions:
When did your subject die? (month, date, year)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Where did they die? (city, state and country)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
How old were they when they died?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What did they die from? (The actual cause of death – illness, old age, accident)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
IF YOUR SUBJECT IS STILL LIVING answer these questions –
Required questions:
How old are they now?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Where do they live now? (city, state and country)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What activities/job are they doing now
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Why did you choose to learn about this person?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What did you like most about this person?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Student Name ______________________
Subject Name ______________________
The purpose of this worksheet is to give you a place to collect and organize your information as you do your research. These pages are for notes. When you write your rough draft paragraph you will use complete sentences.☺
The questions are listed below along with a place to write the information down.
Early Life
Required questions:
Where was your subject born? (include city, state and country)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
When was your subject born? (month, date, year)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Where did your subject grow up? (city, state and country – If they moved around you will need to include more than one place.)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Who raised your subject? (parents, grandparents, uncles or others)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Did they have any siblings? (brothers, sisters, step brothers or sisters, half brothers or sisters)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Education
Required questions:
· Where did your subject go to school? (Include as much information as is available. For example names and locations (city or town) of elementary school(s), high school(s), or college(s).
· If they did not go to a formal school then list how they were trained for their job – apprenticeship, observation, on the job training and who trained them.)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Inspiration and Fame
Required questions:
Who inspired your subject to do what they became famous for?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What inspired your subject to do what they became famous for?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What is your person famous for? (What did they do that made them famous?)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What was the first thing your subject did that they were recognized for?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
· What was their greatest contribution to their work? (What do you think is the best thing they did in their line of work?
· For example - If you are studying Thomas Edison who invented a lot of things which thing that he invented was the best?)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What are the three most interesting things your subject did their lifetime? (This is asking you what you think.)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Are the things they did or made still around or used today?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Did other people like or were interested in their work before they became famous for it?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Did they do something before they became famous that was related to what they became famous for?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
IF YOUR SUBJECT IS NO LONGER ALIVE answer these questions –
Required questions:
When did your subject die? (month, date, year)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Where did they die? (city, state and country)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
How old were they when they died?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What did they die from? (The actual cause of death – illness, old age, accident)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
IF YOUR SUBJECT IS STILL LIVING answer these questions –
Required questions:
How old are they now?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Where do they live now? (city, state and country)
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What activities/job are they doing now
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Why did you choose to learn about this person?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
What did you like most about this person?
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Poetry Analysis Worksheet
- USE YOUR RESEARCH AND TEMPLATE TO COMPLETE A 1 PAGE ANALYSIS ABOUT YOUR CHOSEN ARTIST OR POETS WORK.
- The purpose of this worksheet is to give you a place to collect and organize your information as you do your research.
- These pages are for notes. When you write your rough draft paragraph you will use complete sentences.
Poetry Analysis Worksheet Name_____________________________
Title of Poem: ______________________________________________________________________
Author: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. What is the dramatic situation of the poem? (What is taking place literally?)
2. Who is the speaker in the poem? (Or, at least, what do we know about him/her?)
3. To whom is he or she speaking? Who is the audience of the poem?
4. Where is the setting of the poem? Where is the speaker? When does it take place?
5. What is a possible theme of the poem?
6. Write one line from the poem that you think tells the theme or main conflict of the poem.
7. Why does the speaker feel compelled to speak out?
8. What kinds of patterns are there in the poem? Does the poem rhyme? Does it have a particular
rhythm or beat? Does it have a visual pattern when you look at it?
9. How does the poet use language? Is it elevated or fancier language? Is it more vernacular,
colloquial, or casual? Does the poet use a particular dialect or accent?
10. What do you think is the most important line of the poem? Why do you think so?
11. What images does the poet use to make his or her point?
12. What is the tone (mood) of the poem at the beginning, at the end, and overall
Title of Poem: ______________________________________________________________________
Author: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. What is the dramatic situation of the poem? (What is taking place literally?)
2. Who is the speaker in the poem? (Or, at least, what do we know about him/her?)
3. To whom is he or she speaking? Who is the audience of the poem?
4. Where is the setting of the poem? Where is the speaker? When does it take place?
5. What is a possible theme of the poem?
6. Write one line from the poem that you think tells the theme or main conflict of the poem.
7. Why does the speaker feel compelled to speak out?
8. What kinds of patterns are there in the poem? Does the poem rhyme? Does it have a particular
rhythm or beat? Does it have a visual pattern when you look at it?
9. How does the poet use language? Is it elevated or fancier language? Is it more vernacular,
colloquial, or casual? Does the poet use a particular dialect or accent?
10. What do you think is the most important line of the poem? Why do you think so?
11. What images does the poet use to make his or her point?
12. What is the tone (mood) of the poem at the beginning, at the end, and overall
aRTWORK aNALYSIS
Name: ___________________________
Art Analysis Worksheet
Title:
Artist:
1. What category does the art fall under? (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramic, Metal Work, other) How can you
tell?
________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Turn your attention to the piece as a whole. Take a few minutes to look at the artwork in its entirety and
answer the following questions.
a. How does the artist use color? Are there stark contrasts or is it blended? Are there symbolic meanings behind
the color choices?
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b. Are the forms in the piece realistic or abstract? Are they fully one style or do they mix the two?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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c. How does the art “work?” How do the details in the piece used to express its meaning?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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d. Describe the initial emotions you feel when viewing the art. Then list any adjectives that describe how you
feel while looking at the art. You must come up with 5.
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3. Take a closer look at the art work. Divide the image into equal sections of 4. Closely study each individual section
and fill in the following chart one section at a time.
People Buildings Objects Activities
4. Look at each section of art again and record any symbols (ex: flag, weapons, jewelry, animals) you find and what
you think they might mean.
Symbol Meaning
5. List anything new that you discovered by viewing the painting in sections instead of as a whole.
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6. Based on the information above, write a paragraph about this artwork. (Provide a detailed message about what the
artwork is trying to express.)
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7. What questions would ask the artist about the artwork? (You must have at least 3 questions.)
1.____________________________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________________________________________
Art Analysis Worksheet
Title:
Artist:
1. What category does the art fall under? (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Ceramic, Metal Work, other) How can you
tell?
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Turn your attention to the piece as a whole. Take a few minutes to look at the artwork in its entirety and
answer the following questions.
a. How does the artist use color? Are there stark contrasts or is it blended? Are there symbolic meanings behind
the color choices?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. Are the forms in the piece realistic or abstract? Are they fully one style or do they mix the two?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. How does the art “work?” How do the details in the piece used to express its meaning?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
d. Describe the initial emotions you feel when viewing the art. Then list any adjectives that describe how you
feel while looking at the art. You must come up with 5.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Take a closer look at the art work. Divide the image into equal sections of 4. Closely study each individual section
and fill in the following chart one section at a time.
People Buildings Objects Activities
4. Look at each section of art again and record any symbols (ex: flag, weapons, jewelry, animals) you find and what
you think they might mean.
Symbol Meaning
5. List anything new that you discovered by viewing the painting in sections instead of as a whole.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Based on the information above, write a paragraph about this artwork. (Provide a detailed message about what the
artwork is trying to express.)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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7. What questions would ask the artist about the artwork? (You must have at least 3 questions.)
1.____________________________________________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________________________________________