Equality Maya Angelou

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Maya Angelou

EQUALITY

Today's lesson will introduce Maya Angelou, the writer of the poem 'Equality' we'll be studying. What do you think the poem will discuss?

Group assignment: 10 bullet points

Research the following items per group to have some background know-ledge before reading the poem. Collect 8-10 bulletpoints ready to present.

Groups of 3 in BO rooms and at school:

*Group 1: Research the life of Maya Angelou (google, wiki etc)

*Group 2: history of inequality for women in the past (click link)

*Group 3: Gender Inequality (click link)

*Group 4: The Transatlantic slave trade (click link)

*Group 5: Civil rights movement in the US (click link)

*Group 6: Black Panther Movement (click link)

As a group give a short summary in 8-10 bullet points to share what you found in your group research. One of you will be asked to present the 10 bullet points to the rest of the group

Now read the poem: Equality

--> and do assignment 4 and 5 (finish before the lesson on the 22nd next week)

Analyse the following lines:

Analyse the following lines:

Analyse the following lines:

Analyse the following lines:

How does Maya Angelou express a desire for change (assignment you had to do for today)?

Share the line of your poem that is the one that is 'repetitive,' (assignment 5 you had to do for today)

What have you learned so far from studying Zephaniah and Angelou?

3: George the Poet

*Pick a person to work with if you like. You can also choose to work alone.

*Do all the assignments from the poetry booklet in the A section of your portfolio.

*Tomorrow I'll explain all about your C1 assignment. 

What have you learned from Zephaniah, Angelou and George The Poet so far?

What have you learned from studying George the Poet?

Portfolio work:

This weekend: Check of section A

1st of June: finish C1 task for your portfolio

-->explain form and content

-->picking a text type that suits you

--> making a proposal (see ELO 'proposal C1'):

answer the following questions for you proposal:

             -What is the central message of your text?

             -What is the text type?

             -What aspect of the poetry reader will you focus on?

C1 assignment

Write ONE of the following text types based on one or all of the three poems you read or based on the global issue of racism:

*Tabloid news article or broadsheet news article *Dramatic Monologue

*Short Story

*Poem

*Film script or play

Make sure that you understand the features/ conventions of the text type of your choice and apply that knowledge while writing your text.

Make sure that your text also shows detailed and thorough understanding of the issue of racism.

In a rationale we will ask you to explain how you did your research and we will ask you to reflect on how your task worked out. 200-300 words

The task itself is supposed to be between 600-800 words

Knowing stylistic devices

-Quizlet Link (see ELO!)

-Revision of some terms from year three

-related to some of the poetry we studied in the racism reader

-Preparation for next year

What to do now:

1. Finish your work on questions on George the Poet (section A will be assessed this weekend!)

2. Come up with a proposal for your written task. Do research, pick your topic etc.

3. Study the Quizlet on stylistic devices

4. Practice reading through Readtheory OR go to ELO and practice through the folder: "Reading" Take the DEMO test!.