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    The document provides instructions for a creative writing activity and analyzes the poem "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou. Students are asked to write a paragraph imagining the picture provided and answering questions about the poem. The questions ask students to notice things about the poem, how those things complement or contradict each other, and the mood the poem creates in them.

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    The document provides instructions for a creative writing activity and analyzes the poem "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou. Students are asked to write a paragraph imagining the picture provided and answering questions about the poem. The questions ask students to notice things about the poem, how those things complement or contradict each other, and the mood the poem creates in them.

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    The document provides instructions for a creative writing activity and analyzes the poem "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou. Students are asked to write a paragraph imagining the picture provided and answering questions about the poem. The questions ask students to notice things about the poem, how those things complement or contradict each other, and the mood the poem creates in them.

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    Pre Writing Activity

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    The document provides instructions for a creative writing activity and analyzes the poem "Phenomenal Woman" by Maya Angelou. Students are asked to write a paragraph imagining the picture provided and answering questions about the poem. The questions ask students to notice things about the poem, how those things complement or contradict each other, and the mood the poem creates in them.

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    CREATIVE WRITING (HUMSS11)

    -Pre-writing Activity-
    I.
    USE YOUR IMAGINATION then in
    your bond paper, write at least
    one paragraph (minimum of 10
    sentences) about the picture.
    Phenomen
    al Woman
    by Maya Angelou
    1. What is a woman?
    2. What makes her phenomenal?
    Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
    I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
    But when I start to tell them,
    They think I'm telling lies.
    I say,
    It's in the reach of my arms
    The span of my hips,
    The stride of my step,
    The curl of my lips.
    I'm a woman
    Phenomenally.
    Phenomenal woman,
    That's me.
    I walk into a room
    Just as cool as you please, I'm a woman
    And to a man, Phenomenally.
    The fellows stand or Phenomenal
    Fall down on their knees. woman,
    Then they swarm around me, That's me.
    A hive of honey bees.
    I say,
    It's the fire in my eyes,
    And the flash of my teeth,
    The swing in my waist,
    And the joy in my feet.
    Men themselves have wondered
    What they see in me. Phenomenally.
    They try so much Phenomenal woman,
    But they can't touch That's me.
    My inner mystery.
    When I try to show them
    They say they still can't see.
    I say,
    It's in the arch of my back,
    The sun of my smile,
    The ride of my breasts,
    The grace of my style.
    I'm a woman
    Now you understand
    Just why my head's not bowed. 'Cause I'm a
    I don't shout or jump about woman
    Or have to talk real loud. Phenomenally.
    When you see me passing Phenomenal
    It ought to make you proud. woman,
    I say, That's me.
    It's in the click of my heels,
    The bend of my hair,
    the palm of my hand,
    The need of my care,
    1. What is the first thing that you
    noticed about the poem?
    2. What is the second thing you
    noticed about the poem?
    3. Do these things
    complement/contradict each
    other?
    4. What mood does the poem
    create in you?
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