1. Think of someone you admire because of his or her influence on your life.
Teacher? Neighbor? Grandparent? Coach? Or…?
How did that person change your life?
Did he or she make you feel less alone?
…help get you out of trouble?
…prove you could do more than you thought you could?

3. Title an entry in the Writing Section of your WNB: “The One I Admire”
Spend 15 to 20 minutes silently writing about that person.

4. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Hints
Maya Angelou (who goes by Marguerite Johnson as a young girl) recalls an important relationship that changed her life (personal narrative-style )
She admires Mrs. Bertha Flowers who explains and proves the importance of the human voice using Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities
Mrs. Flowers is dubbed by Angelou as being “the measure of what a human being can be”