Introduce 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.

Concepts

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Instructional Ideas

• After studying one of Angelou's works, have groups create their bell ringer for the text

Classroom Considerations

• The video may be used with any of Angelou's many poems, novels, films, or essays

Pros

• Introduces scholars to the importance of saving the collected works of a notable person

Cons

• None