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Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
INTRODUCTION: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
A. The origin of Maya Angelou's title, and an interview
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46459/sympathy-56d22658afbc0
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48989/caged-bird
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Memory and Setting in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" | PBS LearningMedia
Explore how growing up in the South during the Jim Crow Era influenced Maya Angelou’s writing in this video from American Masters | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. The power of memory and the importance of setting inform both the video and discussion questions as students are asked to consider why Maya Angelou chose to write about her own life in her famous autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
B. THE MOVIE ADAPTATION - better watch it after reading the book
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