Poetry

Poetry

3/3/22

Open Ended

What do you already know about poetry?

Poll

Self-Assess: I can read a poem and determine its' meaning

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What have we already learned about Maya Angelou?

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MAYA Angelou

"Willie"

Today we will look at Maya Angelou's poem "Willie"

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This poem is about her uncle​, who had some physical disabilities, and was living in difficult circumstances, but kept his spirits high.

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First, we will listen to Angelou read the poem herself.​

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How does the poem "Willie" make you feel?

let's take a closer look!

It is helpful to read a poem multiple times.

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Our first reading helps us get some idea of big ideas and feeling of the poem.

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Our second, third, and fourth readings can help us understand specific details.​

Poll

Poets and authors are often inspired by the times they are living in

• Agree

• Disagree

​Maya Angelou's writing was influenced by her experiences as a Black woman and her experiences living through the Civil Rights Movement (1950s and 1960s).

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Because of this, as we read "Willie," we should focus on three questions:

let's take a closer look!

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1. ​what can we learn about willie?

let's take a closer look!

​2. what can we learn about the civil rights movement?

​3. what poetic structures does maya angelou use?

Willie was a man without fame

Hardly anyone knew his name.

Crippled and limping, always walking lame,

He said, "I keep on movin'

Movin' just the same."​

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Solitude was the climate in his head

Emptiness was the partner in his bed,

Pain echoed in the steps of his tread,

He said "I keep on followin'

Where the leaders led."​

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Maya Angelou is using a rhyme scheme in her poem

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False?

The poem tells us that Willie is famous and popular

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Willie was perseverant even in hard times and

People in the Civil Rights Movement were perseverant even in hard times

• True

• False

I may cry and I will die,

But my spirit is the soul of every spring,

Watch for me and you will see

That I'm present in the songs that children sing.​

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People called him "Uncle," "Boy" and "Hey,"

Said, "You can't live through another day."

Then, they waited to hear what he would say.

He said​, "I'm living

In the games that children play.​

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is "my spirit is the soul of every spring" ?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Willie is hopeful that things will get better

• True

• False

"You may enter my sleep, people my dreams,

Threaten my early morning's ease,

But I keep comin' followin' laughin' cryin',

Sure as a summer breeze.

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"Wait for me, watch for me.

My spirit is the surge of open seas.

Look for me, ask for me,

I'm the rustle in the autumn leaves.​

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is "Sure as a summer breeze." ?

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is "My spirit is the surge of open seas" ?

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

What rhyme scheme does Maya Angelou use in the stanza:

"Wait for me, watch for me.

My spirit is the surge of open seas.

Look for me, ask for me,

I'm the rustle in the autumn leaves.​"

• AABA

• ABAB

• AABB

• AAAB

Open Ended

What is a character trait you would give Willie and why?

"When the sun rises

I am the time.

When the children sing

I am the rhyme."​

Open Ended

What is something new you learned today?

Can be about poetry, Maya Angelou, figurative language, the poem "Willie," etc.

Poll

Self-Assess: I can read a poem and determine its' meaning

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• 2

• 3

• 4

Poll

Feedback for Miss Palmer:

Did you enjoy this lesson?

• Yes! I learned a lot and it was fun.

• No. I would rather learn in a different way.