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GCSE Poetry Lesson: ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

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Poetry lesson cover introducing Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise,” with her portrait and a quote about fantasy
Opening slide of the poetry lesson
Learning objectives slide introducing exploration of the poem’s meaning, content, language, and structure
Learning objectives for the lesson
Poetry glossary defining diatribe, simile, anaphora, repetition, direct address, and hypophora for analysis
Six critical language terms for poetry analysis
Author context slide outlining Maya Angelou’s writing, performing arts, civil rights work, and teaching
Author biography and context slide
Think-pair-share starter asking how students express themselves artistically and would title a cultural poem
Starter questions on art and contemporary culture
First-reading task slide directing students to read the poem, ask questions, and verify its meaning
Instructions for the poem’s first reading
Poem text slide presenting all nine stanzas, from accusations of twisted history to the repeated “I rise”
Full poem text for the reading task
Title analysis slide asking what knocks people down and what Angelou’s community and young people rise from
Initial meaning questions focused on the title
Hypophora review slide defining a question followed by its answer, with an example about tenacity
Language device review: hypophora
Tone analysis slide explaining emotive language and asking students to underline emotive phrases in the poem
Tone and emotive language annotation task
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GCSE Poetry: ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou

‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou remains an inspirational text that resonates strongly for the adolescent audience. I have used this detailed PowerPoint lesson (27 slides, approximately 2 hours teaching time) to lead my learning in class, as a distance learning material/homework and even as a tool of revision – all have worked well for the students.

This beautifully illustrated lesson contains a brief author biography, a starter activity, content and narrative questions, language device questions, structure questions, an academic writing task, an extension task, a homework assignment and a plenary. All the time-consuming work has been done for you, this is a complete resource. Enjoy

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1 PowerPoint with 27 ready to display slides

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