1. Ms. Mills

2. Building Academic Vocabulary
Set Up your BAV
notebook for the
following terms:
-Figurative
Language
-Stated Main Idea
-Implied Main Idea

3. Types of Figurative Language
Simile = two unlike things are
compared using the word like or as
Metaphor = one thing is referred to as if
it were another using the word is or are
Idiom= expression that has a meaning

4. Skill
Our Learning Goals
-Main Idea-
 Students will be able to identify and
determine an essential message.
 Students will be able to identify and
analyze figurative language and
descriptive language.
 Students will be able to use and
show insight in a reflective
paragraph.

5. Maya Angelou

6. Let’s Activate Background Knowledge
 Memoir
Maya Angelou
shares a memory
It focuses on
turning points or
epiphanies in a
person’s life, as
well as,
descriptions and
emotions.

7. in‐ intolerant, infuse,
Word Parts inclusively
graph‐photograph
lit‐ illiteracy


8. During Our Reading: Two Column Notes

9. Critical Viewing
How does
this
portrait
resemble
Mrs.
Flowers?
(character
traits)

10. Analyzing Figurative Language

11. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings poem
The free bird leaps on the back of the The free bird thinks of another breeze
wind
and the trade winds soft through the sighing
and floats downstream till the current trees
ends
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright
and dips his wings in the orange sun rays lawn
and dares to claim the sky. and he names the sky his own.
But a bird that stalks down his narrow But a caged bird stands on the grave of
cage dreams
can seldom see through his bars of rage his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing. so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings with fearful trill The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
of the things unknown but longed for still of things unknown but longed for still
and his tune is heard on the distant hill and his tune is heard on the distant hill
for the caged bird sings of freedom. for the caged bird sings of freedom.
—Maya Angelou

13. Caged Bird Comparison

14.  What insight does the author
reveal in the memoir?
 How can one person affect change
within another person’s life?
 Which details from the text
support the idea that the visit with
Mrs. Flowers had a positive effect
on Marguerite’s life?
 How does the author’s perspective
lead to her insight?

15. Grammar
Review

16. Writing Application
 1. Brainstorm a list of people that have influenced your life so
far. Try to think of at least five people who have affected your
life in a significant way, either positively or negatively.
Remember, they should be specific people.
 2. Choose ONE person and write randomly about them for five
(this will loosen up your memories of the person, and remind
you why you chose this person over others).
 3. Now, using the six boxes graphic organizer, fill out each box
using your memories of the person you chose.

17. Writing Application
Describe: Use figures of speech, sensory Associate: “This makes me think of…”
language, and vivid word choice to describe Connect the person with something else you
the person know.
Compare and Contrast: How are you and Anecdote: What is the most defining
the person the same? How are you moment you had with this person?
different? Compare or contrast yourself to
your influential person.
Application: What did you learn from this Impact: What has changed in your life
person? How have they influenced you life? because of this person?
How can you apply the influence to your
present life?