Still I Rise - Maya Angelou - Comprehension and analysis worksheets

This resource is designed to help secondary school students understand and analyse the poem Still I Rise by Maya Angelou. Activities focus on understanding language, context and themes of the poem, including analysis of specific examples, a study of language techniques and writing exercises.

The resource includes two worksheets - a two-page comprehension worksheet and a three-page analysis worksheet. It is suitable for a high school audience, especially around the 8-11th grade bracket, although it may well suit younger or older grades depending on ability.

The analysis worksheet includes a scaffolded extended writing task with a focus question, pre-written introduction and planning scaffold with ideas and examples pre-filled to assist students in writing the rest of the response themselves.

While you’re here, why not check out these other resources on Angelou’s poems: Caged Bird | Phenomenal Woman.