Teacher Guide

Still I Rise Lesson Plan

Relationship to Other Books

• Have students read some of Maya Angelou's other poetry, such as those found in And Still I Rise and her other collections, including Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971), Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975), Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (1983), I Shall Not Be Moved (1990), On the Pulse of the Morning (1993), etc.

• Explore the prose and plays written by Angelou: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), Gather Together in My Name (1974), Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), The Heart of a Woman (1981), etc.

• Consider reading selections from other African-American authors writing during the Civil Rights Movement, including James...

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