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U.S. Mints Maya Angelou Quarter

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1. What did you learn about Maya Angelou and why do you think she’s featured on the U.S. quarter? 

2. What other women should the American Women Quarters program feature? Explain why.  

3. What characteristics do the historical figures featured on U.S. money have in common? Explain your answer. (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Benjamin Franklin , Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Sacagawea).

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Students will be able to determine the significance of Maya Angelou using multimedia sources to write a poem that expresses significant experiences in their own life.

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