Mrs. Johnson

Creative Writing

Lesson 1.1

I can define the word biography.

I can determine my physical traits.

I can determine my personality traits.

I can determine my emotional traits.

Your Assignment:

You are going to write a biography in 30 words.

Step 1. Determine your physical traits.

Step 2. Determine your personality traits.

Step 3. Determine your emotional traits.

Step 4. Brainstorm as many words as you can to describe yourself.

Step 5. Put those words together to create a biography in 30 words.

Physical traits

are what you see with your eyes.

Personality traits and emotional traits are what you don’t see.

Those things are inside of you!

Step 1: Physical Traits

Describe Your AppearanceAppearance is defined as the way someone or something looks.

This is list of adjectives to describe a person’s appearance

● beautiful (My younger sister is very beautiful.)● handsome (He’s the most handsome man I’ve ever met.)● cute (That’s a cute little baby.)● thin (She was looking pale and thin.)● tall (She’s tall and thin.)● chubby (She was eleven years old and pretty in a chubby sort of way.)● muscular (He was tall, lean and muscular.)● attractive (The actress is an attractive woman.)

Step 2: Personality Traits

Describing Your PersonalityCharacter traits are qualities or characteristics that describe what a person is like. It’s important to be able to describe your own personality or someone else’s.

Here is a list of adjectives to describe someone’s personality.

● polite (Please be polite to our guests.)● friendly (Everyone was very friendly towards me.)● honest (He was a hard-working honest man.)● generous (She’s always very generous to the kids.)● rude (She was very rude about my driving.)● lazy (He is the laziest boy in the class.)● angry (I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.)

Step 3: Emotional Traits

Describing Your Feelings & EmotionsSometimes it’s hard to explain exactly how you feel.

Here are some examples to help you narrow down exactly what word best expresses your current emotional state.

● terrified (She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.)● exhausted (You look absolutely exhausted.)● scared (People are scared to use the buses late at night.)● nervous (She was so nervous about her exams that she couldn’t sleep.)● embarrassed (She’s embarrassed about her height.)

Be sure to include some of your favorite things in your biography!

Step 4: Brainstorm as many words you can to describe yourself.

You can use this graphic organizer to help you.

Don’t forget to always check your spelling and grammar in your writing.

Step 5. Put those words together to create a biography in 30 words.

Here’s an example:

by Mrs. Johnson

I am a middle-aged, ice cream loving wife and mother.

Blessed, energetic, faithful, organized, happy, and loved.

Extremely proud parent of 2 children.

I dream of reading, relaxing, and retiring.