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Single poet study: Maya Angelou
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I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Life Doesn’t Frighten Me' with a focus on the speaker's distinctive voice.
I can write a poem inspired by Maya Angelou's 'Life Doesn't Frighten Me'.
I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Phenomenal Woman', including an appreciation of its contexts.
I can explore Angelou's use of figurative language in 'Phenomenal Woman' and use this exploration to write about myself using figurative language.
I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Still I Rise'.
I can perform one stanza of Maya Angelou's 'Still I Rise' with a focus on conveying the speaker's power.
I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Caged Bird'.
I can perform Maya Angelou's 'Caged Bird'.
I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Equality'.
I can explore and evaluate Angelou’s use of figurative language across two poems: ‘Equality’ and ‘Phenomenal Woman’.
I can explore the poem 'Sympathy' and use it, and the poem 'Caged Bird', to inspire my own writing.
I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Woman Work' with a focus on its structure.
I can explore Maya Angelou’s ‘On the Pulse of the Morning’, including understanding why and how it was written.
I can explore Maya Angelou's 'On Aging', with a focus on how she creates a complex voice through her poetic structures.
I can comment on Maya Angelou's poetic voice, referencing a number of her poems to support my ideas.
I can explore Maya Angelou's poetic voice in well-structured analytical paragraphs.
I can plan a poem inspired by the ideas and methods in Angelou's poetry.
I can write a poem inspired by the ideas and methods in Angelou's poetry.
I can refine a poem by paying close attention to its harmony and dissonance.
I can consider different aspects of performance and apply them to a performance of my own.
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