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"Champion of the World"
“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...
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Reading Study Guide: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Meant 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 guides,...
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Around-The-World Storytellers
Young scholars 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...
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Fearless Fish Lanterns
Students read about courageous characters who face and positively deal with new situations. They connect what they've read with their own experiences. Students construct fish lanterns to represent their courage in the face of new...
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Black History Month 2008
A list of prominent African-Americans and their accomplishments makes up this presentation on Black History Month. Leaders in sports, the arts, science, and entertaining will help viewers connect with the voluminous contributions of the...
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I know Why the Caged Bird Sings Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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I know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Essay Questions
In this literature activity, students respond to 15 short answer and essay questions about Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Making Connections: I Know Why Caged Birds Sing
Students discuss equality and fairness by reading a Maya Angelo poem. In this U.S. history lesson plan, students read the poem I Know Why Caged Birds Sing, and discuss how the era it was written in affected the words. Students identify...
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The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Dou
Ninth graders explore the concept that education is related to freedom. In this human rights lesson, 9th graders read The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Students dialogue about their readings and education as it relates to human...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou: Fun Trivia Quiz
This 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...
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African Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on "Africa," by Maya Angelou.
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Alone Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Alone," by Maya Angelou.
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Maya Angelou
In this famous person learning exercise, 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 matches,...
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Resilient Poetry
Students read The Seven Resiliencies, a Maya Angelou poem, and complete writing activities to analyze the concept of resiliency. For this poetry lesson, students group in a circle to read the resiliency handout and discuss the text....
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Students read and complete literary analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis instructional activity, students complete reading check questions, vocabulary sentences, and chapter...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Human Rights
Learners use Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as analysis on human rights. In this human rights instructional activity, students develop an awareness of human rights issues and explore the Universal Declaration of Human...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Preface and Chapter 1
Learners complete chapter analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.In this chapter analysis lesson, students read the preface and chapter 1 and complete vocabulary activities, journal activities, and use the...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 20, 21, 22, 23
Students complete chapter analysis activities for the Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this novel analysis lesson, students read and discuss chapters 20, 21, and 22 from the novel. Students then read and listen to the...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 27, 28
Students complete chapter analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this chapter analysis lesson, students discuss the chapter highlights from chapters 27 and 28 and complete a chapter quiz.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Giving Human Rights a Face
Students produce a creative expression of an article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this human rights lesson, students use the website for the UDHR to complete activities about human rights.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 34, 35
Students analyze Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in part of an analysis of imagery. In this Maya Angelou lesson, students read chapters 34 and 35 in the novel and define imager. Students work in pairs to locate two...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Taking Action
Students create a human rights project based on their lesson with Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights lesson, students participate in a humanitarian gesture as volunteers by creating a human rights...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Human Rights
Young scholars define the universal rights of human beings. In this human rights lesson, students visit the website about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and read all parts of the document. Young scholars discuss why there is a...