Maya Angelou--literary activity

I've been studying Maya Angelou as part of Black History Month. I've linked a you tube video of her reciting one of her poems--"And Still I Rise". (In the widgets to the right, it's the video on top.) I love this poem! I love its positive message! And I love how beautiful she is as she recites it. Have your class discuss elements of this poem, and maybe they can write one of their own. Give them a choice of positive verbs they can put in their title, and have them describe how they do that verb. If the page is up for a while, and the photos disappear, refresh the page and wait for the videos to load.