PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Maya Angelou
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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Scholastic News: Week of 5 26 14: Maya Angelou: Remembering a Life of Brilliance
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.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Maya Angelou
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.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Maya Angelou
Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Poetry of Maya Angelou
This collection uses primary sources to explore the poetry of Maya Angelou.
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Gift of Speech: "On the Pulse of Morning" by Maya Angelou
This is the poem "On The Pulse Of Morning" by Maya Angelou which was delivered on January 20, 1993, at the Inauguration of President Clinton.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature: The Modern Poet: Maya Angelou
This lesson focuses on Maya Angelou and her poem "On the Pulse of Morning." It features links to Angelou's biography, her official website, National Women's Hall of Fame, and her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" in text and in audio.
BBC
Bbc News: Week of 5 26 14: Obituary: Maya Angelou
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: The Power of Words
Explore the power of words in this media gallery from American Masters. Using video, discussion questions, and teaching tips, students assess the persuasiveness of Maya Angelou's argument that words have power. Students also perform a...
University at Buffalo
Circle Association: Maya Angelou Selected Poem
This site offers eighteen poems by Angelou and a photograph of her.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Maya Angelou
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Maya Angelou including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Angelou is also provided.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Maya Angelou
Read a biography of African-American writer Maya Angelou, a woman whose career has inspired and affected millions of people.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: The Poetry of Maya Angelou
This primary source set includes photographs, illustrations, correspondence, interviews, and a sound recording that provides context for thematic elements in the poetry of Maya Angelou as well as her life.
Other
Maya Angelou Biography
An archive of poetry by Maya Angelou is prefaced by a biographical essay.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou recounts her coming of age story as a mature but apprehensive girl in the American South and California during the Jim Crow era. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 7-10) to pair with "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Autobiography: Maya Angelou
Unit plan that focuses on autobiography and the writings of Maya Angelou, especially her novel "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." It is from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, and is intended for grades 10-12. Also includes...
BBC
Bbc Four Audio Interviews: Maya Angelou
Contains four audio clips from interviews with writer Maya Angelou. They discuss all art being autobiography and confession, the predicament of black Americans at the end of the 20th Century, the relationship of black Americans with...
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Wired for Books: Audio Interview With Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou shares her early experiences with poetry and how she selects what to include in her writing, during this interview with Don Swaim.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Understanding Poetry of Maya Angelou Through Rap Lyric
By examining the lives and lyrics of popular, positive black female rappers such as Queen Latifah and Lauryn Hill, students can trace a direct line back to the inspirational writer and poet, Maya Angelou. Rap lyrics will help explicate...
Other
Maya Angelou Interview by David Frost
This site contains the full text of an interview with Maya Angelou by David Frost.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Maya Angelou Classroom Activity
A brief activity for students in commemoration of the birthday of Maya Angelou. Provides a short lesson on the poem "On the Pulse of Morning," other lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From April 4, 2007.
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo: Maya Angelou Faq
A website from the University at Buffalo on the life and accomplishments of writer Maya Angelou, "Maya Angelou FAQ" is organized into the following sections: "a mini-biography," "a mini-bibliography," and "Maya Angelou Links."
Black Past
Black Past: Maya Angelou
This brief encyclopedia selection recounts the interesting life of Maya Angelou, black poet and novelist. There are links to websites for more information.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Two Way: Maya Angelou's Poem for Nelson Mandela
Watch this moving video tribute to Nelson Mandela. On the occasion of his death, Maya Angelou wrote "His Day Is Past - A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela on Behalf of the American People." This recitation is accompanied by many images of...
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