After Reading and Watching Check your understanding 1. On whose behalf was this Proclamation made?
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2. Who was the original intended audience, according to the document itself? R E E L
3. Is the language used in the opening four lines of the Proclamation effective? Explain your answer with reference to the text.
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4. Summarize, in your own words, the second paragraph (beginning ‘Having organised …’)
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5. Identify two examples of language in the Proclamation that might move or inspire those who heard it. Describe why, in your own words, the examples are moving or inspiring.
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6. How do the authors of the Proclamation connect the past and the future of the Irish people in the final paragraph of this extract?
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Comparing two texts LITERACY
Still I Rise and The Proclamation of the Irish Republic [extract] Having examined these two texts individually, complete the following questions: 1.
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Identify at least two similarities between the texts and explain what the connections are.
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2. Describe the connections there may be between the speaker in the Maya Angelou poem and the Irish people as described in the final paragraph from the Proclamation extract.
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3. Which one of these texts do you think is most appealing to a young person in Ireland today? Explain your answer by referring to both texts.
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4. Choose one stanza of the Maya Angelou poem or a short extract from the Proclamation to perform a dramatic reading for your classmates. Before you read aloud, look carefully at the language to understand the emotions you are about to convey.
