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Young people need older role models. Friends should be the same age.

On a sheet of paper, r ate each of the following statements with a number from 0-4. A rating of “0” means you completely disagree and “4” means you totally agree. Young people need older role models. Friends should be the same age. Adults can’t understand how young people feel.

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Young people need older role models. Friends should be the same age.

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  1. On a sheet of paper, rate each of the following statements with a number from 0-4. A rating of “0” means you completely disagree and “4” means you totally agree. • Young people need older role models. • Friends should be the same age. • Adults can’t understand how young people feel. • Everyone deserves to feel accepted and loved.

  2. Discussion and Reading • Did you all strongly agree or strongly disagree with any of the statements? • Why/why not? • Read the short biography of the author, Maya Angelou. http://www.biography.com/people/maya-angelou-9185388#later-successes • Read Mrs. Flowers, page 20-23.

  3. After you read… 1. Did reading “Mrs. Flowers” change or strengthen your opinions on any of the statements? 2. Choose one of the statements and write a paragraph to explain your opinion. 3. How does this short story relate to the biographical information you read about Maya Angelou? (2-3 sentences) 4. Complete the imagery chart and the chart of literary terms. 5. How did Angelou take a stand in history? (2-3 sentences)

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