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\nBeyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice\n

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\nThe lessons in the \"Beyond Rosa Parks: Powerful Voices for Civil Rights and Social Justice\" unit module introduce young historians to four African-American women who made significant contributions to the modern civil rights movement....\n
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\nThe Letter H with Maya Angelou and Herry\n

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\nMaya Angelou plays a clapping game with Herry that focuses on the letter \"H.\" Herry thinks of various words that start with \"H\", and ends the video in a happy hug.\n
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\nMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem: “On the Pulse of Morning”\n

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\nPresident Bill Clinton asked Maya Angelou to deliver a poem as part of his 1993 Inaugural Ceremony. Class members watch a clip of Angelou's presentation, do a close reading of the full text of the poem, and respond to discussion...\n
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\nThe Poetry of Maya Angelou\n

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\nMaya Angelou's work reflects her passion for life, civil rights, and justice for all. A collection of 12 primary sources provide scholars with insight into this amazing woman. The set includes photographs, articles, recordings of...\n
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\nBell Ringer: Maya Angelou\n

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\nIntroduce Maya Angelou with a short video that provides viewers with an overview of her many accomplishments and some of her papers collected at Wake Forest Library.\n
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\nM: My Name Is Maya\n

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\nElmo and Maya Angelou discuss words that start with the letter M. What a fun way to explore M! It's short, but sweet.\n
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\nAround-The-World Storytellers\n

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\nStudents examine what daily life is like for children living in other countries around the world. They read different books in the \"Maya's World\" series of books by Maya Angelou, write and illustrate an original story about a child in...\n
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\nI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou: Fun Trivia Quiz\n

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\nThis Fun Trivia interactive, online quiz may be engaging for readers who want to self-assess their basic understanding of Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; however, I do not recommend it as a class assignment given the lack of...\n
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\nMaya Angelou\n

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\nMaya Angelou's poem, \"Still I Rise\", offers young scholars an opportunity to consider how poets use literary devices to create powerful messages. After a close reading and discussion of the poem, class members reflect on how they can...\n
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\nGreetings from Maya Angelou\n

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\nStudents investigate the life and works of Maya Angelou. They complete a Webquest, read poems, listen to a reading by Maya Angelou, answer discussion questions, and write a poem, short story, or essay based on a newspaper article.\n
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\nStill I Rise: Maya Angelou\n

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\nStudents read the poem, Still I rise, by Maya Angelou. They examine how language, poetic devices, and format contribute to the poet's message. They identify poetic devices used in the poem.\n
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\nBlack Women Writers: What Gets Black Women Heard?\n

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\nZora Neal Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Maya Angelou are featured in a guided inquiry unit. High schoolers research the lives and works of these and other Black women writers and craft an argument, using evidence from their research, to...\n
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\nThe Effects of Slavery\n

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\nThe emotional and spiritual oppression of slavery in the African-American experience is the focus of this lesson. Middle schoolers analyze various texts by Frederick Douglass and Maya Angelou related to freedom and oppression....\n
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\nMaya Angelou\n

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\nIn this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Maya Angelou and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...\n
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\nAutobiography: Maya Angelou\n

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\nLearners study the concepts of autobiography, biography, and fiction as literary genres. They read, study, and analyze Maya Angelou's autobiographical writings in terms of what she intended to accomplish by her writings. They develop and...\n
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\nEvery-Day Edit: Maya Angelou\n

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\nFor this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Maya Angelou. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.\n
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\nAfrican Questions\n

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\nIn this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on \"Africa,\" by Maya Angelou.\n
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\n\"Champion of the World\"\n

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\n“Champion of the World,” a chapter from Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, is the subject of a study guide that asks readers to consider the author’s purpose, the function of the chapter in the entire narrative, and...\n
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\nReading Study Guide: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\n

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\nMeant for use with Maya Angelou's first autobiographical volume I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the materials here are designed for a homeschool setting, but they'd suit any classroom or text. Graphic organizers, chapter summary...\n
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\nI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\n

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\nStudents read and analyze the novel \"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\" by Maya Angelou. They discuss the poetry and prose of the book, the importance of role models, complete a worksheet, and write a narrative using figurative language.\n
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\n“And Still I Rise” Proud Black Women\n

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\nStudents examine the experiences of African American women. In this poetry lesson, students use their literary analysis skills to compare the poetry of Maya Angelou to rap music performed by Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill.\n
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\nResilient Poetry\n

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\nStudents read The Seven Resiliencies, a Maya Angelou poem, and complete writing activities to analyze the concept of resiliency. In this poetry lesson plan, students group in a circle to read the resiliency handout and discuss the text....\n
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\nAmazing Grace\n

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\nStudents study the meaning of the term 'Jim Crow'. They examine how this term originated, when it was used, and how it served its purpose? They read two short biographies of Maya Angelou and James Comer discover that both authors...\n
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\nI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings\n

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\nStudents view examples of Depression era images and relate them to chapters from Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this Maya Angelou lesson, students discuss chapters 8 and 9 from the text and define setting. Students...\n
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