Vocabulary
Unknown in advance
What is Unpredictable?
A common feature of Poetry
(What did I make you identify over and over)
What is Imagery?
"There is a beast in my gut, I can hear it scraping away at the inside of my ribs."
Who is Melinda?
Strength of Character - The character that best demonstrates this theme.
Who is David Petrakis?
Symbolizes Melinda's declining Mental health
Grades declining/Winter season
Unwilling to deal with or understand
What is Intolerant?
The poet whose poster Melinda put in the closet
Who is Maya Angelou?
"I don't want to hear any more from you. That's enough debate--get your books out.”
Who is Mr. Neck?
Theme that is demonstrated by Melinda's inability to fit into a group during the Job Day
What is Conformity?
What Melinda creates to symbolize her pain/struggle
What is the Barbie Head/Turkey Bones?
Someone who robs at sea
What is a Buccaneer?
"But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams"
Name the scene from the book that is most similar to this imagery in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
What is The Art Project?
"I know they'll blacklist me and then I'll never be part of any of the good groups."
Who is Heather?
Theme that is demonstrated by Melinda expressing herself artistically
What is Growing Up?
Doing this triggers Melinda's memory to when she was assaulted
What is the Frog Dissection?
A social scientist specializing in the study of humanity
What is Anthropologist?
"The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still"
Name the character that is the caged bird AND what they long for
Who is Melinda - Freedom, to tell her secret, to be accepted
"I am protesting the tone of this lesson as racist, intolerant, and xenophobic"
Who is David?
Conformity - Melinda's attempt to fit in an seem "normal/good"
What is Melinda helping with the posters?
Demonstrates how Melinda is no longer progressing in her recovery
What is her struggle with her art project?
Troubled frequently, annoyed with small things
What is Harried?
"The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees"
Name the character that is the free bird AND what they typically think of
Who is Heather - Fitting in, being popular, getting in with the Marthas, modelling
“I see a girl caught in the remains of a holiday gone bad"
Who is Mr. Freeman?
Growing Up - Demonstrates Melinda's growth within difficult conditions
What is the apple seed sprouting in the apple
What inspires/creates a model Melinda to stand up for herself?
What is David Petrakis standing up to Mr. Neck?