The Power of Words

Hello Class!

Please forget about everything else that is going on around you right now, put your cellphone down, and focus exclusively on watching Maya Angelou's marvelous declamation on the first video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qviM_GnJbOM

Then, answer the following:

1. What did you feel while she was declaiming? Why is that? Explain.
2. What's your favorite part of the poem? Why?

After that, let me tell you that the very moment when the famous ─and one of the weathiest women in The U.S.─ Oprah Winfrey read Maya's book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and found out that Maya had also been raped at a very young age by someone very close to her family, a strong and unbreakable connection was built, and this is what I call THE POWER OF WORDS.

Please watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHvTWvKIPHo

Now tell me,

1. What is your opinion of Maya Angelou? Explain in at least 3 lines. (computer lines, not cellphone lines.)
2. Which one of the three pieces of advice she mentioned is more personal and helpful for you right now? Explain.

Remember that opinions can not be exactly the same, and if you do not answer every question to the detail, you will not get all the points for your comments.

Deadline: Tuesday, June 20th, at 11:59 pm.

Maya Angelou's Poetry

Hello Class:

Please read Maya Angelou's poems and choose an example of:

1. The best metaphor.
2. The best personification
3. Your favorite rhyme.
4. The poem with the best theme and message for your own life.

Please use all of Maya's poems as a reference for this exercise, not only the one your group has been assigned with. Do not focus on one poem only, make sure that every element is taken out of different poems for me to really see that you read them all.
Remember that opinions can not be exactly the same, and if you do not answer every question to the detail, you will not get all the points for your comments.

Deadline: Sunday, June 11th, at 11:59pm.