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Give each student a graphic organizer. Provide a digital or printed copy of the poem "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou. Students will read the poem independently or with a partner. Students will take notes in the section labeled "Reading" on the graphic organizer. Next, students will listen to the audio of "Caged Bird." (The teacher can play this on their phones or an interactive panel. The teacher can read the poem for the class if the link isn't available. Students will record their notes in the section labeled "Audio." Students will then watch and listen to Maya Angelou recite "Caged Bird." Students will record notes in the "Video" section and complete the self-assessment.
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Assessment Strategies: |
A simple checklist should provide the teacher insight into whether or not students have met, exceeded, or needs extra help mastering the standards. The teacher should also look at the graphic organizer for accuracy and completion. Possible Checklist for assessment. |
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Advanced Preparation: |
Print copies of the poem, "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou. Provide students with a digital or printed copy of the graphic organizer. You can share the different mediums whole class or individually via Google Classroom or email. If students have access to iPads, you can create QR codes to each of the mediums. How to create a QR code: Click this link to take you to QR Code Generator Open the link to the poem, video, or audio and copy (Ctrl +C) and paste (Ctrl + v) the link into the box on the QR code generator website Generate the static QR code, download, and print
If you prefer doing the lesson whole group (I recommend this delivery method for the video and audio); don’t worry about creating QR codes. Explain to students that they will be exposed to a poem in three mediums. Explain to students that there are no wrong or right answers, but the skill is about comparing and contrasting text presented in different mediums. Students will: read the poem. listen to the audio. watch the video.
Students will complete the graphic organizer after each medium.
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Variation Tips (optional): |
If students are having a difficult time comparing and contrasting each medium, students can use this list of adjectives. |
Notes or Recommendations (optional): |
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