"Still I Rise" Guided Questions

The speaker's tone can best be described as

• happy

• angry

• scared

• confident

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The poem suggests the speaker is addressing…

• someone who doesn't want them to be successful

• someone who is a member of their family

• someone who wants the best for them

• someone who is trying to teach them

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The speaker has a positive outlook because…

• they will not allow anything to stop them from laughing

• they will not allow anything to hold them back

• they will not allow anyone to let them go

• they will not allow anyone to kill them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The speaker is suggesting that…

• the past has been embarrassing.

• the past has been rewarding.

• the past has been bearable.

• the past has been difficult

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The speaker will rise above

• waves

• oceans

• the past

• the night sky

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5