from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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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