S. E. Hinton Biopoem

Hello 8th Graders,

When you were finished with M-Step, you were asked to read an article about S. E. Hinton, take Cornell Notes, and write a biopoem. You will have 15 minutes to work on this tomorrow and it will be due on Wednesday!

S. E. Hinton Biography

Cornell Notes Directions:

1. EQ: How did S. E. Hinton’s life affect her writing?
2. Write down 1 main idea per paragraph
3. Make your notes POP!
4. Write three questions about your notes to create a mini quiz
5. Answer the EQ in your summary

Biopoem Directions

We will be using our notes to create a biopoem to summarize S. E. Hinton’s life! Use the template below to create your biopoem:

• Full First and Middle Name
• Four adjectives to describe her
• Author of “The Outsiders” at age (write age)
• Loves (3 nouns)
• List three favorite authors
• List three favorite books
• Dislikes (3 nouns)
• Who is scared of (1 thing she’s scared of)
• Who learned (3 things) from reading
• Who did not learn (1 thing) from reading
• Last Name