Cereal Box Biography
Directions: Please follow the below steps to complete this project.
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Choose a person from the list on the screen when Ms. Williams calls your name.
My person is:_________________________________. (SPELL IT CORRECTLY!)
Research the person. Make sure you use appropriate websites to research: place/date of
birth, childhood, adulthood, etc. (Some of these people you might only find their
adulthood.) Also, research how this person affected World War I.
Cover a cereal box or cracker box with construction paper or wrapping paper.
Be as creative as possible on the front of the box.
a. Name your cereal using your person. (i.e. Pocahontas Puffs)
b. Draw a picture to illustrate.
c. It should be creative and exciting, so people will want to “buy” your cereal.
On one side of the box, where you usually find ingredients and nutritional information,
put the biographical information of your person.
a. HINT: It should look like an actual cereal box.
i. Creatively display biographical information
ii. What “Ingredients” make up your person?
b. HINT: What effects did this person have on World War I?
On the other side of the box, create a BIO POEM on the person. A bio poem reflects a
person’s personality and characteristics. Please use the following format:
The Person’s first name
Four Adjectives that describe the person
Relative of (brother, sister, cousin, etc.)*
Who loves (List three things/people you think the person loved)
Who feels (List three feelings)
Who gives (List three things the person offered)
Who needs (List three things the person needed)
Who fears (List three things you think the person feared)
Who would like to see (List three things you think the person would have liked to see)
The person’s last name
* This poem was adapted from the following website: http://cuip.net/~adarice/cwsite/poems/poembio.htm
7. Create a game or puzzle, representing your topic on the back of the box (word search,
crossword, maze, etc.). DO NOT USE A PREMADE PUZZLE!!! You may CREATE
your own on Puzzle Maker.
8. On the top of the box, put the expiration date (the person’s date of death).
9. Put your name and section on the bottom of the box and the Works Cited.
Grading Criteria:
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Following instructions: 25 points
Historical Accuracy: 30 points
Bio Poem: 15 points
Creativity: 10 points (How is yours unique from everyone else’s?)
Organization: 10 points (Neatness, effort, etc.)
Works Cited: 10 points