Brother Scaffolded Responses Brother from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Selection: pages 263-265 Questions: page 266

1. Point of view: This story is told from the _____ -person point of view (first or third). I know this because the narrator uses the pronoun __ and tells us that Baily is her __________.
2. The narrator/writer, who is Maya Angelou, describes her physical appearance as being _________ while her other family members were attractive.
3. Bailey sticks up for his sister when people say unkind things about her by __________ them and __________ ____ of those who are mean to his sister.
4. Bailey rarely was punished for his behavior because _________________________.
5. Three things which Bailey is good at are ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________.
6. According to the writer, the thing a lonely child needs most is ______________________ _______________________________________________________________________.

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1. Characteristic	Descriptions of Bailey (quote phrases from selection)	My response to the description
   Bailey's Voice	______________________ ______________________
   __________________	______________________ ______________________
   __________________	______________________ ______________________

8. I would describe Bailey's personality as _______________________________________. 9. In the last paragraph, the writer says that Bailey was her _____________. I think that what she means by this is that ______________________________________________.

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1. This selection is mainly about the writer’s love for her __________
2. In what way is Bailey different than the narrator? He is __________, while she is ________________.
3. Bailey insults Mrs. Coleman’s son because — Mrs. Coleman made unkind ______ about Bailey’s _______
4. After Bailey insults Mrs. Coleman’s son —Bailey and his sister __________________
5. As the writer explains, why could Bailey “count on few punishments”? He was the _______ of his family no matter what he said or did.
6. Which of the following does the narrator mention as Bailey’s accomplishments? He could convincingly _____ _____ in church.
7. What incident in the story happens in the Store-- Bailey takes two ________ from a ______.
8. Summarize why Maya Angelou thinks that Bailey is the greatest person in the world? He _______ her, _____________ her, and makes her _______.
9. At the end of the selection, the narrator calls Bailey her —__________ _____________
10. Which pronoun refers to the narrator of “Brother”?
11. The focus of this selection is Maya Angelou's brother Bailey. How would you identify the kind of narration in “Brother”? It is ______-person point of view