Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou | Poetry Analysis, Opinion Writing

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Grade Levels

4th - 7th

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English Language Arts, Writing, Poetry

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

Standards

CCSSRL.4.1

CCSSRL.4.3

CCSSRL.4.7

CCSSRL.5.1

CCSSRL.5.2

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This product contains activities based on Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou. The first activity has students analyze the illustrations as they relate to the words in the poem. The second activity has students write an additional stanza for the poem while maintaining the theme and poetic elements. Students will also analyze the poem's speaker and repetition, and write an opinion essay about the speaker.

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The students will have to:
*read Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou
*analyze the illustrations and cover

*write a stanza that could fit with the poem

*determine the poem's speaker and repetitive elements

*write an opinion essay about the speaker's point of view

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4 pages

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Teaching Duration

2 hours

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CCSSRL.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSSRL.4.3

Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).

CCSSRL.4.7

Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.

CCSSRL.5.1

Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSSRL.5.2

Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

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