'Still I Rise' by Maya Angelou (Live performance)

Who is the likely audience of "Still I Rise"? Who is the "You" that the speaker addresses in the poem?

• the oppressors of others

• the oppressed or victims of oppression

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What can the "oil well pumping in [her] living room" symbolize?

• her greed

• her success

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

5. What is the speaker implying when she says: "You may shoot me with your words, / You may cut me with your lies, / You may kill me with your hatefulness, / But, just like life, I'll rise."  (lines 21-24)?

• She is saying that even though she faces discrimination she will still overcome it.

• She is saying that when you talk about her, words hurt.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is "history's shame" referring to?

• racism and slavery

• war failures and losses

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why is the speaker "the hope and the dream of the slave"?

• Because she is downtrodden about the past

• Because she is hopeful for the present and future.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the tone (or attitude) of the speaker  in "Still I Rise"?

• Defeated

• Triumphant

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the theme of "Still I Rise"?

• We must strive to overcome prejudice and injustice.

• Victims will always be victimized.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does the speaker use visual imagery and nature symbolism to help describe how she will rise?

• It is in her nature to rise up and against oppression just as it is the nature of the tides to respond to the moon.

•  It is in her nature to give up about oppression just as it is the nature of the tides to be fickle and change.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The speaker in "Still I Rise" is similar to many of the characters & people we have read about this semester. Name 3 characters/people from our readings who are similar to the speaker of the poem.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The speakers/narrators in "Still I Rise," The Glass Castle, and To Kill a Mockingbird have all of the following in common, EXCEPT?

• They all overcome disappointment

• The have all personally experienced racism

• They have all dealt with having single parents

• They have all been resilient in the face of adversity

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7