Tutors
What event led Pamela Norr to start TECH- Teenager Elder Computer help?
She was trying to help her older parents with technology.
What does the prefix "super" mean?
above, over, beyond
Use "set" correctly in a sentence.
various...have to refer to a movie/tv interview
Who made the drawings in this section (you don't need specific names)
a mother- daughter duo
In "Mother to Son" what did the author compare life to?
steps/stairway
How do the teenagers benefit from the program?
*They gain confidence
*They learn to help and respect other adults
What was Maya Angelou frightened of at the beginning of the story?
to be meeting her mother
How did Vivian Baxter (mom) differ from Grandmother?
Grandma: patient, kind, spoke slowly
Vivian: wiggled all the time, spoke fast, danced, music on all the time
Why was the mother nervous to let her daughter share creation of the drawings?
She thought her daughter might mess them up.
How did the poet describe the stairs she has been on in "Mother to Son"?
staples, boards torn up, splinters, no carpet, not a crystal stair
How do the teens learn to work with the seniors?
They go through sensitivity training.
Examples: wear special eye glasses, try to work with their fingers taped together; wear cotton in their ears
Why did it take Maya time to get used to her mother?
She behaved in ways that Maya wasn't used to.
How did Vivian Baxter respond to Maya calling her "Lady"?
She accepted that
What lesson did the mother want to teach her daughter
to share
What did the author tell her son not to do in "Mother to Son"?
stop, turn back, sit down
What do the teens help the seniors with, be specific?
email, texting, social media
Maya learned from her mother to be charitable. IN what ways did she learn to be charitable?
Name 1 of the 2 life lessons Maya thinks people should learn.
1. love heals
2. Exercise patience with yourself and others
What lesson did the mother learn?
that giving up control can be fun, and is necessary
a race
various
How did Bailey differ from Maya when he saw his mom?
He went to her and let her hug him. Maya stayed away from her and would barely speak to her.
What is one reason Maya forgives her mother for abandoning her?
She knew she loved her and she admitted that she wasn't ready to be a mom; she saw she was kind to others
Explain how they "shared" drawing.
One would draw a face, the other draw the body and backgrounds
What lesson does the poet want to express in "to James"?
to not give up, to keep "running"