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Voice and Purpose in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

Explore the characteristics of an autobiography and analyze how voice affects characterization, tone, plot, and credibility in the novel. Identify the author's purpose to gain a better understanding of the text.

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Voice and Purpose in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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  1. Voice and Author’s Purpose I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou

  2. F.L.T Today, I will be able to… • characteristics of an autobiography • analyze how voice affects characterization, tone, plot, and credibility of a text • identify an author’s purpose • so that I can better understand this novel.

  3. Literary Analysis: Voice Definition: the way a writer ______ on the page Works can be smooth and sophisticated or choppy and blunt, for example sounds

  4. Literary Analysis: Voice kinds words • word choice: the ______ of _____ the writer uses • attitude: the way writer _____ about his or her subject • sentence structure: the ___________ of words in ___________ feels arrangement sentences

  5. Autobiographical writing tells • The author ____ all or part of his or her own ____ story. • He or she includes what they _____, ____, and ______ about events • In autobiographies, the voice reflects the writer’s _______ and way of _________. Also affects the ______ and __________ of the writing. life think feel notice personality speaking tone credibility

  6. Reading Skill: Author’s Purpose Definition: his or her main _______ for writing. It can be to _____, to ______, or to ______. reason inform entertain persuade

  7. Vocabulary 1-10 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By Maya Angelou

  8. rancor (n.) Although his friends betrayed him, he felt no rancor towards them.

  9. impudent (adj.) The wife talked to her husband in an impudent manner that it embarrassed him.

  10. opulent (adj.) The opulent jewelry that she wore to the party shows that she is rich.

  11. bombastic (adj.) Determined to gain his girlfriend’s forgiveness, the teenager made a bombastic declaration in front of the entire school

  12. prophesied (v.) Ms. Fuentes was able to prophesied that the students were going to date based on their interactions towards each other.

  13. vexed (adj.) I was vexed at the student who didn’t stay quiet during the test.

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