Bloom's How to Write About Maya Angelou (Bloom's How to Write About Literature)

Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 4 Series Introduction......Page 6 How to Write about Maya Angelou: Introduction......Page 8 How to Write a Good Essay......Page 10 How to Write about Maya Angelou......Page 62 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings......Page 76 Gather Together in My Name......Page 96 Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas......Page 114 The Heart of a Woman......Page 131 All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes......Page 149 A Song Flung Up to Heaven......Page 166 Poetry......Page 181 Essays......Page 199 Children's Books, Screenplays, Plays, and Documentaries......Page 208 Index......Page 218 Series introduction Volume introduction How to write a good essay How to write about Maya Angelou I know why the caged bird sings Gather together in my name Singin' and swingin' and getting' merry like Christmas The heart of a woman All God's children need traveling shoes A song flung up to heaven Poetry Essays Children's books, screenplays, plays, and documentaries. Maya Angelou is an author who is as popularly received as she is critically praised. Her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings announced the arrival of a distinctive new voice in American letters, noteworthy for its meditation A guide to writing about the author's novels features suggestions for composing different types of essays as well as a summary of themes prominent in each work Offers advice on writing essays about the works of Maya Angelou and lists sample topics