Still I Rise Vocabulary
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"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
By Lauren Ayube
”Still I Rise” was published in 1978 in Maya Angelou’s book of poems And Still I Rise. It is an inspirational and empowering poem about overcoming injustice and prejudice. This poem can be studied on its own for Social Emotional Learning, or can be taught as part of a poetry unit.
Storyboard Description
Have students illustrate vocabulary words from "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
Storyboard Text
- BESET
- What is she so happy about?
- SOULFUL
- SASSINESS
- Beautiful day, isn't it?
- (v.) To come at from all sides; completely engulfed. "Why are you beset with gloom? 'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room."
- (adj.) Full of or expressing deep feeling; profoundly emotional. "Shoulders falling down like teardrops, weakened by my soulful cries."
- (n.) Lively spirit. "Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom?"
- "Still I Rise" Vocabulary
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