Download Maya Angelou Video Qs 2016

POETRY UNIT
MAYA ANGELOU BIOGRAPHY
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MRS. DSIDA ~ 8 GRADE
Name: _____________________
Date: ______________________
Section: ____________________
Maya Angelou Biography Video Questions
Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyHqafC740Q
Directions: Watch the Bio video on Maya Angelou then answer the following. You
may handwrite on notebook paper or create an electronic document.
1. List 4-6 types of careers Maya Angelou had.
2. When & where was Angelou born?
3. Why was Angelou sent to live with her Grandmother & brother in Stamps,
Arkansas?
4. Angelou said Black people relied on one another for sustenance (i.e., strength).
What are the 3 examples of sustenance to which she referred?
5. Who gave Angelou her nickname?
6. Describe the events leading up to Angelou’s decision not to speak for 5 1/2
years.
7. For what areas of study did Angelou receive scholarships?
8. Why did Angelou briefly drop out of high school at age 16 and what did she do
when she did drop out?
9. When did Angelou become pregnant? What was her son’s name? How did she
support her son?
10. Name a stage production that Angelou was in.
11. What was the name of the album Angelou recorded in 1957?
12. Where did Angelou live after having lived in Harlem?
13.What job did Angelou have at The Ghanaian Times?
14.Why did Angelou return to the US in 1964?
15. Describe what the inspiration was for Angelou’s memoir I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings.
16.What significant event was Angelou invited to in 1993, and what did she do at
this event?
You will need to Google these last two question.
17.When did Maya Angelou die?
18. List two major awards she received during her lifetime.