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Reading Study Guide: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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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, vocabulary practice, response to literature ideas, writing prompts, a plot flow chart, character map, and reading schedules are provided. 

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character maps, characters, i know why the caged bird sings, maya angelou, autobiographies, nonfiction

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autobiography, i know why the caged bird sings, maya angelou, nonfiction, Response to Literature, Writing Prompts, character map, homeschooling, study guides, text complexity, homeschool learning network, plot flow chart, text exemplar, ccss.ela-literacy.rl.11-12.10, ccss.ela-literacy.w.11-12.2, english language arts
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8th - 11th
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