At the end of this lesson: - You can talk about and link the message of a poem to the world today. - You can write an informal letter with your opinion/ideas
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This lesson contains 12 slides, with text slides and 2 videos.
Lesson duration is: 90 min
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Lesson aims
At the end of this lesson: - You can talk about and link the message of a poem to the world today. - You can write an informal letter with your opinion/ideas
Welcome
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TALK TIME
In groups of 4 discuss these questions:
Have you ever been treated unfairly? What happened? how did it make you feel?
Are you always fair to other people?
has there ever been a situation where you have treated someone unfairly?
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Slide 5 - Video
Read the poem!
Underline difficult words while reading.
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Discuss these question
In groups of 4, look at the poem and answer/discuss the following questions:
How does reading the poem make you feel and why?
Describe what Maya Angelou thinks of racism. How is it (not) similar to your opinion?
How has Maya Angelou experienced society when you look at the poem? Explain.
Do you think that nowadays there are people who feel the same way as Angelou did? if yes, who are they and what do they stand for?
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Slide 8 - Video
Discussion topic
Is the message of the poem still relevant today?
You may think of the following:
self-esteem, mental health, vaccination, discrimination of appereances/faith etc...
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Task: Writing
Imagine Maya Angelou was alive. Write an informal letter to her:
- Give your opinion on the poem "Still I Rise".
- Tell Maya Angelou how racism/oppression is seen today. (e.g. black lives matter, own experiences etc). - Ask her a question that you still have.
Done? Hand it in on Microsoft Teams under "Opdrachten".
Lesson duration is: 90 min
