Directions:
Read the slides and look out for questions to answer throughout the lesson. Remember to write the answers in complete sentences on a piece of paper or in your YGB Notebook!
Who was Paul Laurence Dunbar and what did he write about?
How old was he when he published his first poems? What were they called?
Throughout his lifetime, how much did Paul Laurence Dunbar write?
4. Who was Maya Angelou? How many books did she write?
5. How many honorary degrees was Maya Angelou awarded?
6. When did the Civil War happen and why did it happen?
7. When and what was the Reconstruction Era?
8. What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
9. How does this poem make you feel?
Check to make sure you answered all the questions!