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from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  • By Maya Angelou
  • Page 40-49
  • Write down 5 facts during this power-point?

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Maya Angelou
  • I've learned that people will forget
    what you said, people will forget what
    you did, but people will never forget
    how you made them feel.
  • A bird doesnt sing because it has an answer, it
    sings because it has a song.

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Background
  • Maya Angelou (born 1928)--author, poet,
    playwright, stage and screen performer, and
    director--is best known for her autobiography, I
    Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), which
    recalls a young African American woman's
    discovery of her self-confidence.
  • Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April
    4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. Growing up in
    rural Stamps, Arkansas, with her brother, Bailey,
    she lived with her pious grandmother, who owned a
    general store.

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Notable Accomplishments
  • Her honors include a National Book Award
    nomination for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a
    Pulitzer Prize nomination for her book of poetry,
    Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I
    Diiie,1 a Tony Award nomination for her role in
    the 1973 play Look Away, and three Grammys for
    her spoken word albums.23 In 1995, Angelou
    was recognized by her publishing company, Bantam
    Books, for having the longest-running record (two
    years) on The New York Times Paperback Nonfiction
    Bestseller List.4 She has served on two
    presidential committees,5 and was awarded the
    Presidential Medal of Arts in 20006 and the
    Lincoln Medal in 2008.

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Double-Entry ChartQualities of a good friendAs
you read Find at least 3 examples
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Group Activity
  • Create a three-column chart to compare and
    contrast how the qualities of a good friend are
    depicted in Speak and Maya Angelous excerpt.
    After we finish, your group will share what you
    have gathered with the class.
  • Requirements You will need at least 4 examples
    of each. Also, draw 4 pictures to go along with
    your examples. (There should be 4 pictures
    total)

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Unit 2 UPA
  • Write a comparison-contrast essay to explain the
    similarities and differences in the ways Speak
    and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings portray the
    qualities of a good friend.

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Compare/Contrast Essays
  • So whats the point?
  • To show the similarities and differences between
    two literary works.
  • More specifically, we are looking at the way the
    author shows the qualities of a good friend in
    Speak and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

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Organization is the Key
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