Single poet study: Maya Angelou
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils read and discover the work of Maya Angelou. They explore some of Angelou's most famous poems, such as 'Caged Bird' and 'Still I Rise', and practise writing and performing poems inspired by her work. As the unit develops, pupils find their own distinctive poetic voice.
Prior knowledge requirements
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Unit 5 / 9
Single poet study: Maya Angelou
In this unit, pupils read and discover the work of Maya Angelou. They explore some of Angelou's most famous poems, such as 'Caged Bird' and 'Still I Rise', and practise writing and performing poems inspired by her work. As the unit develops, pupils find their own distinctive poetic voice.
20 lessons- Exploring Maya Angelou's 'Caged Bird'
- Performing Maya Angelou's ‘Caged Bird’
- An introduction to Maya Angelou's distinctive voice: ‘Life Doesn’t Frighten Me’
- Exploring Maya Angelou’s ‘Phenomenal Woman’
- Exploring Maya Angelou's figurative language in ‘Phenomenal Woman’
- Exploring Maya Angelou's 'Equality'
- Exploring Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise’
- Writing a poem inspired by Maya Angelou's 'Life Doesn't Frighten Me'
- Exploring Maya Angelou's 'Woman Work'
- Analytical paragraphs: Maya Angelou’s poetic voice
- Finding my own voice: writing a poem inspired by Maya Angelou
- Finding my own voice: performing a poem
- Finding my own voice: planning a poem inspired by Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou’s influences: exploring ‘Sympathy’ by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Exploring Maya Angelou's 'On Aging'
- Performing Maya Angelou's ‘Still I Rise’
- Refining poems: harmony and dissonance
- Exploring Maya Angelou’s use of figurative language
- Maya Angelou's poetic voice
- Exploring Maya Angelou’s ‘On the Pulse of the Morning’