The Caged Bird Test

What is this poem mainly about?

• Freedom and slavery

• The lives of birds

• Joy and singing

• The dreams of birds

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does the caged bird sing?

• It wants to challenge the free bird

• It has to make others feel good

• It wants to entertain people

• It has only one way to express itself

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

The poem alternates between describing the free bird and the caged bird. This structure emphasizes

• the contrast between being free and confined.

• the similarity between the experiences of being free and confined.

• the complicated struggle of being free.

• the caged bird and free bird are the same species.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

How can we compare the poem to "Story of an Hour"

• The bird is symbolic to the spring and that is the setting for "Story of an hour"

• The lady and the caged bird are similar in struggle

• The lady has freedom just like the free bird in the poem

• The 2 story house is symbolic to the cage in the poem

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

Why does the caged bird sing?

• It wants to challenge the free bird

• It has to make others feel good

• It wants to entertain people

• It has only one way to express itself

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

The Caged bird and Free bird contrast are to limitations of women's rights and duties to their husbands as....

• african amrican slavery is to freedoms of white man

• the boston tea party is to new tax

• Texas is to the Alamo

• The Gold Rush is to California

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the Irony of The Caged Bird vs. the free bird (compare the stanzas when they transition between the two)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

How Can you connect all 3 literary writings? ( Explain connection)

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7