Read the poem Equality by Maya Angelou
2. Create a picture collage with 6 pictures/images that reflect the meaning of the poem to you. One image has been been supplied below as an example.
3. Be able to explain your reasoning for choosing the images you included.
Equality by Maya Angelou
You declare you see me dimly
through a glass which will not shine,
though I stand before you boldly,
trim in rank and making time.
You do own to hear me faintly
as a whisper out of range,
while my drums beat out the message
and the rhythms never change.
Equality, and I will be free.
Equality, and I will be free.
You announce my ways are wanton,
that I fly from man to man,
but if I'm just a shadow to you,
could you ever understand?
We have lived a painful history,
we know the shameful past,
but I keep on marching forward,
and you keep on coming last.
Equality, and I will be free.
Equality, and I will be free.
Take the blinders from your vision,
take the padding from your ears,
and confess you've heard me crying,
and admit you've seen my tears.
Hear the tempo so compelling,
hear the blood throb in my veins.
Yes, my drums are beating nightly,
and the rhythms never change.
Equality, and I will be free.
Equality, and I will be free.
Image collage:
1. Scales of justice: Represents the theme of equality and fairness in the poem.
2. A diverse group of people holding hands: Signifies unity and solidarity in the fight for equality.
3. A raised fist: Symbolizes strength and resistance against oppression.
4. A person marching with a protest sign: Represents activism and standing up for one's rights.
5. A broken chain: Symbolizes breaking free from the chains of inequality.
6. A person embracing another person of a different race: Signifies acceptance and understanding between people of different backgrounds.
The images were chosen to reflect the themes of unity, strength, activism, and breaking free from oppression depicted in Maya Angelou's poem "Equality." Each image represents a different aspect of the struggle for equality and the importance of standing together in solidarity.