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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of one media gallery, eight videos, and one interactive about Maya Angelou and her works especially her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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Other

Scholastic News: Week of 5 26 14: Maya Angelou: Remembering a Life of Brilliance

For Students 3rd - 8th
Poet Maya Angelou, who passed away this week, was also a civil rights activist. Learn about the work she did, and why it was so important to her and many others.
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Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-written biography of Maya Angelou. Includes a profile, interview and photo gallery. In the interview, she talks at length about her friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr. and what he was like as a person.
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BBC

Bbc News: Week of 5 26 14: Obituary: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
Maya Angelou was not only a poet but also many other things including a teacher, civil rights activist, abuse survivor, mother and dancer. Learn about her remarkable life and why her work is so significant to many people.
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Article
New York Times

New York Times: Week of 5 26 14: Lyrical Witness of Jim Crow South, Dies at 86

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] African American poet Maya Angelou passed away this week. Learn about her difficult early life and rise to fame as a critically acclaimed author.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Famous African Americans Maya Angelou

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains biographical information about the famous author and civil rights leader and activist named Maya Angelou. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Maya Angelou

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the inspiring life story of Maya Angelou, an African American poet and author.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: North Carolina Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for North Carolina includes information on the featured poets (Maya Angelou and Tony Hoagland) and poems specifically about North Carolina.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Real World Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A unit plan that uses short stories, graphic organizers, and journal writing to get young scholars to think about conflict resolution. Uses "Abd al-Rahmen Ibrahima" by Walter Dean Myers, Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,"...
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Missouri Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Missouri includes information on featured poets (T. S. Eliot and Maya Angelou) and poems specifically about Missouri.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Free Reading Tests

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides reading comprehension practice passages. An answer key is provided for these passages. A passage has questions that focus on different types of reading comprehension questions.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Famous African Americans Oprah Winfrey

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains biographical informationa about the multi-talented Ophrah Winfrey. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...

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