Forming new friendships can sometimes be awkward at first. If someone was new to your school and wanted to make new friends, what advice would you give them?

The novel begins with a flashback. what do you think is its purpose? what do you learn about the narrator?

Which pair of uses of figurative language from "the caged bird" support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams

Which of these best identifies the text elements used in this text? a) heading and italics print b) pictures and capitalization c) headings and bold faced print d) capitalization and underlining