https://padlet.com/hr26gy/9rl29mu4pacaz88e Response page for your Maya Angelou wrap up question! en-us 2023-08-04 15:09:22 UTC 2023-08-04 15:18:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png hr26gy https://padlet.com/hr26gy/9rl29mu4pacaz88e/wish/2656164321 Maya Angelou is one of the most influential voices of our time. However, she had a turbulent childhood. After her parents’ divorce, she was sent to live with her grandmother in racially divided Stamps, Arkansas, where she experienced the brutality of racial discrimination. She also absorbed the unshakable faith and values of traditional African-American family, community and culture. After being sent back to live with her mother, she was abused at the age of eight by her mother’s friend. She confided the abuse to her brother, leading to her abuser’s arrest. Upon getting out of jail, the abuser was killed, many believe by Maya’s uncles. She believed her voice killed him, since she told her brother of the crime. Subsequently, she went mute for nearly six years. She was then sent back to live with her grandmother where a teacher helped her regain her voice, her confidence, and her pride. She went on to become an author, actress, journalist, civil rights worker, and teacher, using her voice for positive change.]]> 2023-08-04 15:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hr26gy/9rl29mu4pacaz88e/wish/2656164321 hr26gy https://padlet.com/hr26gy/9rl29mu4pacaz88e/wish/2656165422 From where does your voice come: your family, your culture, your beliefs, your friends, your experiences? For what would you like to use your voice, now and in the future?

Write a letter, poem, blog, picture, movie trailer, song or journal entry that answers those questions.

You may link to any document that has your answer, such as Google Docs, your own YouTube video, or other method of sharing your response.]]> 2023-08-04 15:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hr26gy/9rl29mu4pacaz88e/wish/2656165422 hr26gy https://padlet.com/hr26gy/9rl29mu4pacaz88e/wish/2656166879 2023-08-04 15:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hr26gy/9rl29mu4pacaz88e/wish/2656166879