The Hill We Climb
Poetic Device of the Week
Still I Rise
Modeling Plant Growth with Math
100
Who wrote The Hill We Climb?
Amanda Gorman
100
What is repetition?
Saying the same thing over and over and over again.
100
Who wrote Still I Rise?
Maya Angelou
100
What is the rate of change in this series of pictures?
4
200
Where was The Hill We Climb performed?
Joe Biden's Inauguration
200
What is repetition?
Saying the same thing over and over and over again.
200
Besides being a poet, Maya Angelou is known for being a ...
(there are several answers)
author, activist, dancer, singer, actress, director
200
What is the missing number in the pattern?
2, 5, 8, 11, ?, 17, 20
14
300
What is one poetic device used in The Hill We Climb? (Think of the one we learned about)
Repetition and Variation
300
What is repetition?
Saying the same thing over and over and over again.
300
Maya Angelou wrote about which big social movements?
The Civil Rights Movement and Women's Rights Movement.
300
Does this plant grow at a constant rate? What is it?
Yes, 2 inches per week.
400
Finish the Quote
"Before We knew it,
________________."
"Somehow we do it."
400
What is variation?
When you change it up.
400
Name three action words from Still I Rise.
Cut, kill, rise, walking, leaving behind, give, shoot, offend, leaping, swelling, upset, dance, laugh, falling, see, springing, trod, rise, rise, rise
400
What is the equation that represents the numbers in this table?
y = 1 + 2x
500
What is a poetic device used in The Hill We Climb that we did NOT study this week?
Rhyme, Imagery, Polysemy, Allusion, Personification, Alliteration
500
What continent is China in?
Asia
500
Maya Angelou read a poem at which President's inauguration?
Bill Clinton
500
Solve for x.
47 = 7 + 4x
x = 10