BPE
Teacher Guide for Faster Passage: "Sympathy" and "Caged Bird" Poetry
Prepare class members for formative assessments of student thinking in reading (FAST-R) with a resource that compares Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Sympathy" and Maya Angelou's "Caged Bird." Readers respond to 10 multiple choice questions and...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Sixth Grade Poetry
Study some of the most prominent poets and works of poetry in history with a language arts poetry unit. From Virgil to Shakespeare to Dickinson to Angelou, the resources present biographies and examples of poetic elements to...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Human Rights
Students use Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as analysis on human rights. In this human rights lesson, students develop an awareness of human rights issues and explore the Universal Declaration of Human Rights using the...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Preface and Chapter 1
Students complete chapter analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.In this chapter analysis lesson plan, students read the preface and chapter 1 and complete vocabulary activities, journal activities, and...
Curated OER
Lesson 2 Introduction Part 2
Ninth graders explore I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this introductory lesson, 9th graders read Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise." Students write a journal telling what they believe is the message contained in the poem and discuss...
Curated OER
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...
World of Teaching
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...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Students identify the use of characterization in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this characterization instructional activity, students define characterization and write descriptive paragraphs about Maya Angelou's...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Students complete vocabulary activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Students review a list of vocabulary words from the text and rate the words. Students write each word and a definition. Students discuss the...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Students complete QAR activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis activity, students read chapters 2 and 3 and complete reading check questions. Students discuss chapter highlights and the QAR...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 5, 6, 7
Students read chapters from Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and complete literary response activities. In this chapter analysis lesson, students read chapters 5, 6, and 7 and discuss the highlights. Students practice...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 14 and 15
Learners complete vocabulary activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this vocabulary lesson, students review chapters 14 and 15 and take turns sharing their 'author and you' questions. Learners complete a...
Curated OER
Lesson 11- Chapters 16 and 17
Ninth graders explore Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, 9th graders reach chapters 16 and 17 and complete reading check questions. Students discuss themes that reflect...
Curated OER
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 lesson, students complete reading check questions, vocabulary sentences, and chapter reviews for...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 20, 21, 22, 23
Young scholars complete chapter analysis activities for the Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. For this novel analysis lesson, students read and discuss chapters 20, 21, and 22 from the novel. Young scholars then read and...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Chapters 27, 28
Learners complete chapter analysis activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this chapter analysis instructional activity, students discuss the chapter highlights from chapters 27 and 28 and complete a chapter quiz.
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Young scholars examine the use of hyperbole in Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis activity, students read and discuss chapter 31 from the story. Young scholars write the definition for hyperbole and...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Students use Maya Angelou's novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to identify themes about adversity in the text. For this adversity, students read chapter 36 of the novel and discuss the examples of adversity in the book. Students...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Learners write a literary response essay to Maya Angelou's novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary response instructional activity, students complete pre-writing activities, discuss the rubric for the essay, and visit...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Human Rights in the News
Students examine human rights issues using Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights lesson, students review a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and complete a survey for their school about...
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Taking Action
Students create a human rights project based on their instructional activity with Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights instructional activity, students participate in a humanitarian gesture as volunteers...
Curated OER
I know Why the Caged Bird Sings Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, 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 instructional activity, learners 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...
Helena-West Helena School District
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Instructional Unit Plan
Maya Angelou's first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, demonstrates both the author's exemplary writing and the themes of gender and racial injustice that perpetuate beyond the limits of the 20th century. Use a...
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