Maya Angelou: Graduation

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This activity contains 3 questions.

How do you respond to Angleou’s narration? What details do you find most striking or memorable? What would you say is the point of the story she tells here?

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In describing the preparations for the graduation ceremony and then the ceremony itself, Angelou suggests her changing emotions and moods. Analyze the essay to focus on these changes and how she uses specific language to communicate her feelings.

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Have you ever had the experience of looking forward to something with great anticipation, only to be disappointed when it finally occurred? Describe such an experience, being sure to make your feelings clear, as Angelou does.

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