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THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 14
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aya Angelou was born
Marguerite Ann Johnson
on April 4, 1928 in St.
Louis, Missouri. Today she is one
of the most honored women in the
world, recognized as a poet,
memoirist, novelist, educator,
dramatist, producer, actress,
historian, filmmaker and civil
rights activist. She has won
three Grammys for her
spoken-word albums, and in 2011,
President Obama awarded her the
Presidential Medal of Freedom for
inspiring young people with her
words.
Maya’s life didn’t have an easy
start. After her parents’ divorce,
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As a young woman, Maya was San Francisco’s
first African-American female cable car conductor.
She worked hard to support herself and her son.
she was moved from home to
home for many years, living in
turn with her mother, her
grandmother and her father.
For a while she was homeless.
But she didn’t let the poverty,
pain or suffering of her childhood
destroy her. In response, she
created works of art.
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Look at the list of art forms. Circle the ones with even numbers.
These are art forms that helped Maya become famous.
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Standards Link: History: Students understand that specific individuals can have a great impact on history.
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Maya loved to perform. She started singing and
dancing in nightclubs and changed her name to
Maya Angelou. Maya came from her brother’s
nickname for her, “my-a-sister.” Angelou came
from her first husband’s name, Angelos.
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After Maya was cast in the opera Porgy and Bess,
she traveled throughout Europe performing in the
show. While on tour, she learned the languages of
the countries she visited. Follow the maze to see
which languages she learned.
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ITALIAN
ARABIC
FANTI *
FRENCH
Maya died in 2014. She
published more than 30
best-selling books. She
wrote a series of books
about her life. To
discover the name of
her first book, hold this
page up to a mirror.
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Standards Link: Behavioral Studies: Understand
that people learn about each other in different ways.
From the
newspaper, select
images and words
that represent Maya
Angelou. Use these
to make a poster
about her.
Standards Link: Visual Art:
Know a range of subject
matter in the arts.
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Maya’s first book was an
autobiography. Based upon what
you know of Maya’s life, what do
you think the title means to her?
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Maya is one of four poets in U.S. history to read a poem at a
presidential inauguration (the others being Robert Frost, Amanda
Gorman and Elizabeth Alexander). The poem Maya read is “On
the Pulse of Morning.” Here is the last stanza. Can you replace
the missing vowels?
Source: america.gov
Standards Link: Art: Know that ideas are used to communicate meaning.
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Good writing includes lots of interesting
details. Practice being a detail detective by
carefully studying a photograph from the
newspaper. Then, make a list of all of the
details you observe. Can you list 25 or more?
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