American Poetry: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou (1978)

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In deze les zitten 26 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 3 videos.

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Welcome to Mrs Everstijn's (online) classroom

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

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Necessities:
  • Laptop / mobile phone
  • Student's handout
  • pen
  • divide the class in 2

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Learning objectives:

  • Students can follow a text being recited.
  • Students can identify the main idea, a speaker's attitude or opinion. 
  • Students can use literary terms relating to poetry.
  • Students can link background information to literary texts.
  • Students can work in groups.
  • Students can use groupwork strategies to divide tasks and use time management.

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LITERATURE - POETRY:


Read along with the video (next slide) and underline words/phrases that stand out to you.

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If something was unclear to the students have them guess the (implied) meaning.

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LITERATURE - POETRY:


What have you underlined and why?

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individual
linguistic meaning
vocabulary - p10  (next slide)
dictionary.cambridge.org
5 minutes
literary analysis
help group members
Literature:
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5:00

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LITERATURE - POETRY:

Vocabulary:
 trod (Line 3)
beset (Line 6)
gloom (Line 6)
oil wells (Line 7)
springing (Line 11)

 
soulful (Line 16)
huts (Line 29)
rooted (Line 31)
welling (Line 34)
bear (Line 34)

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Slide 9 - Video

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LITERATURE - POETRY:


Any of the words/phrases that puzzled you are more clear now that you have gained some background knowledge of Maya Angelou?

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Showing the importance of background knowledge + multiple interpretations/perspectives.
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Groups (appr 4)
extending background knowledge
research topics online (topics next slide)
each other / teacher
10 minutes
Class discussion (appr 5 min)
discuss found info with your group
Literature:

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TOPICS:

  1. Frederick Douglass & The Slave Narrative
  2. African American oral traditions
  3. Harlem Renaissance
  4. Harlem Writers Guild
  5. Slam poetry
  6. American Civil Rights movement

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There are 6 topics and only 10 minutes. Divide the topics among the group members and keep track of time.
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individual
background knowledge
Add information to student's handout - context (p10)
each other / teacher
3 minutes
literary analysis
help group members
Literature:
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3:00

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LITERATURE - POETRY:


2nd reading (by students)

  • Anything that stands out to you?
  • Anything that needs clarifying?

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Students read poem outloud = practise speaking & pronunciation.
LITERATURE - POETRY:

Reading comprehension (p10):

  • Who is this poem about?
  • How do you know?
  • Which lines show this?

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Students read poem outloud = practise speaking & pronunciation.
LITERATURE - POETRY:

Resiliencies:

Insight; asking questions of yourself even when the questions are difficult. If you answer honestly, you can learn and move forward.
Independence; keeping a healthy distance between yourself and other people so you can think things through and do what is best for you.
Relationships; finding connections with people that are healthy for both of you and keeping those relationships growing.
Initiative; taking control of the problem and working to solve it.

Creativity; you use your imagination or resourcefulness to express your feelings, thoughts and plans in some unique way.
Humour; the ability to find something funny (especially yourself) in a situation, even when things seem really bad.
Morality; knowing the difference between right and wrong and being willing to choose and stand up for what is right.

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Insight; asking questions of yourself even when the questions are difficult. If you answer honestly, you can learn and move forward.
Independence; keeping a healthy distance between yourself and other people so you can think things through and do what is best for you.
Relationships; finding connections with people that are healthy for both of you and keeping those relationships growing.
Initiative; taking control of the problem and working to solve it. Asking questions of yourself and answering them as honestly as you can, so you can move past a sticky situation.
Creativity; you use your imagination or resourcefulness to express your feelings, thoughts and plans in some unique way.
Humour; the ability to find something funny (especially yourself) in a situation, even when things seem really bad.
Morality; knowing the difference between right and wrong and being willing to choose and stand up for what is right.

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Groups (appr 4)
How does this poem illustrate resiliencies? (p10)
divide resiliencies & scan poem (p9)
each other
5 minutes
Class discussion (appr 5 min)
discuss found info with your group
Literature:

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This learning activity is related to exam objectives with reference to themes & interpreting text & finding detailed information.
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individual
themes & interpreting text
Add information to student's handout - resiliencies (p10)
none
3 minutes
literary analysis
help group members
Literature:
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3:00

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individual
literary analysis
Add information to student's handout (p11 - 13)
group members
remaining time
in-depth analysis of Still I Rise
help group members
read novel
work on other literary analysis
Literature:

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LITERATURE - POETRY:


Any questions?

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Students read poem outloud = practise speaking & pronunciation.
Name another example in
literature, movies or historical event
in which resilience is shown.

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When were you resilient?

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What have you learned today?

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Extra assignment:
Watch a video of a famous singer/band/spoken word performer who was inspired by the poem Still I Rise. Comment on the performance, include arguments.

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More resources:

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