Maya Angelou

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Poetry

1) Let's read a Poem.

2) Let's learn about the context.

Still I rise

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/still-i-rise

What is the 'atmosphere' of this poem? Happy? Sad? ...?

What do you think the poem could be about?
What part of the poem makes you say that?

Notice that there is an 'I' and a 'You'.
Who is the I? Who is the You?

Are the I and the You friends?

1. Yes
2. No

The beauty of Poetry.

It could mean many different things to different people.

Your interpretation of the poem depends on what YOU are going through.

In previous classes:

I: women             You: patriarchy.
I: my true self    You: my depression
I: the child          You: the parents.

I: A nation           You: the enemy.

This poem

Can touch many different people, for many different reasons.

We are all struggling with SOMETHING.

And there is a struggle in this poem between the I and the YOU.

But this poem IS about something specific.

It has a specific meaning to the author, in the context of history.

Let's watch it read out by the writer: Maya Angelou

We discussed atmosphere before. Did your opinion change?
Use 1 word to describe the atmosphere of the poem.

Now what do you think the poem was really about?

Now that you know, what parts of the poem could have given you clues about its true meaning?

Maya Angelou, writer, poet, activist...

Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.[3] Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.

Civil rights movement USA

What?

When?

Why?

Work for Civil Rights Movement.

Angelou was active in the Civil Rights Movement and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Beginning in the 1990s, she made approximately 80 appearances a year on the lecture circuit, something she continued into her eighties. In 1993, Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993) at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961.

Prizes.

Angelou was honored by universities, literary organizations, government agencies, and special interest groups. Her honors included a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her book of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Die' a Tony Award nomination for her role in the 1973 play Look Away, and three Grammys for her spoken word albums. She served on two presidential committees,[132][150] and was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1994, the National Medal of Arts in 2000,[152] and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. Angelou was awarded more than fifty honorary degrees.In 2021, the United States Mint announced that Angelou would be among the first women depicted on the reverse of the quarter as a part of the American Women quarters series.[154][155] The coins were released in January 2022. She is the first Black woman to be depicted on a quarter.[156]

Startklaar

Zakkie with telephone inside.

Book on page 172.

No laptop.

Terugblik-opdracht

Leerdoelen

1. R
2. T1
3. T2
4. I

*Leerdoelen zijn RTTI geformuleerd (in leerlingentaal).

Leerdoelen

1. R
2. T1
3. T2
4. I

*Leerdoelen zijn RTTI geformuleerd (in leerlingentaal).

Instructie 

Instructie 

Controlevragen

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3. c.
4. d.

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