1. Write the final two paragraphs of the extended answer, being careful to use the R E E L structure.
2. Write an extended response to the following statement. You are free, in your response, to agree, disagree (or do a little of both) with the statement.
BEING CREATIVE
Assessment Book page 51
MANAGING INFORMATION AND THINKING
The opening of Andy Mulligan’s Trash shows a world that is hard to relate to for teenagers growing up in Ireland today. Respond with reference to the text.
WORKING WITH OTHERS NUMERACY 8.6 Poem: Caged Bird by Maya Angelou STAYING WELL
Learning Intentions In this section you will … ✓ Read and appreciate a poem exploring an unfair world.
14 Before Reading
The poem you are about to read deals with the loss of freedom. Discuss the following questions with a partner: n What are your first thoughts when you see an image of a caged bird?
n What is the most important everyday freedom you experience in your lives?
n How would your lives change if you lost this freedom for a week? A year?
Reading and Listening
Caged Bird is by the celebrated African-American author Maya Angelou (1928-2014), a writer and participant in the struggle for human rights by African-Americans in the United States. 1. Listen to a reading of the poem, featuring Angelou and a number of famous and ordinary people. (Note: They skip one stanza of the full poem.) Link: Caged Bird By Maya Angelou Search Terms: Maya Angelou’s masterpiece Caged Bird
