What year did Angelou's graduation take place?, 1940, 1941, What expectations did educators have for Angelou and her classmates? In what ways were these expectations different from the expectations Angelou and her fellow students had?, 1-When he spoke, he wasn't really supporting them to work harder, he was telling them the reality of their place in society. The only careers really fit for them were being farmers, maids, and field workers. Mr. Donleavy was basically crushing their dreams on a hopeful day for the students. He was making sure they didn't put their hopes so high because of the way society was at that time and prejudice., Angelou fills the readers expectations about a graduation by describing usual graduation occurrences; such as a speaker, walking down an isle, the end of finals, and a speaker. She differs from standard expectations by describing such as the lack of students going to high school and the importance placed on this achievement, the references to god and prayer made in the ceremony, and the stress laid on race., In what way did Mr. Donleavy's speech "educate" the graduates?, 1-When he spoke, he wasn't really supporting them to work harder, he was telling them the reality of their place in society. The only careers really fit for them were being farmers, maids, and field workers. Mr. Donleavy was basically crushing their dreams on a hopeful day for the students. He was making sure they didn't put their hopes so high because of the way society was at that time and prejudice., 2-an obviously racist white man, gives the commencement speech. Implying that the black students graduating will not go on to achieve anything greater than athletic success (academic success seems unthinkable), Donleavy effectively obliterates the hope that Angelou and her classmates have fostered in the weeks leading up to the occasion: "The man's dead words fell like bricks around the auditorium... The proud graduating class of 1940 had dropped their heads", How did Angelou's thinking change as she listened to him(Mr Donleavy)?, Mr. Donleavy's speech changed her thinking. She was exposed to the cruelty of mankind. She lost her hope and confidence. He told her that blacks would never have the same big opportunities compared to whites. Her dreams were crushed., She was exposed to the cruelty of mankind. She lost her hope and confidence. He told her that blacks would never have the same big opportunities compared to whites. Her dreams were crushed., What is the importance of Angelou's last three paragraphs?, When Angelou states that Donleavy has said that the white students were destines to be athletes and the black boys (not even girls) were only destined to be athletes, she truly surprised me by reminiscing on the fact, When it seemed like everyone lost hope, they actually found appreciation for something else. They took pride in their ethnicity instead of taking pride in just their graduation. They stood up together as a community instead of giving into Mr. Donleavy's speech., How do the achievements for the graduation speaker praises recent graduates from the narrator's school differ from the narrator's hopes for herself and her classmates?, The speaker of the graduation ceremony had hopes for the graduates to become athletes or some lesser occupation, while Ms. Angelou's hopes for her and her classmates were to become much more successful than she already perceived herself and them to be. Even though she was only twelve years old and graduating eighth grade she felt that by having that diploma she would be able to become a teacher., The importance of literature in both the "Graduation" and "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" is epic in scale. It is a way to keep alive one's heritage and culture as well as to teach the historical value of one's worth as a people., How do the points brought up by the graduation speaker affect Angelou?, Mr. Donleavy's speech changed her thinking. She was exposed to the cruelty of mankind. She lost her hope and confidence. He told her that blacks would never have the same big opportunities compared to whites. Her dreams were crushed., When it seemed like everyone lost hope, they actually found appreciation for something else. They took pride in their ethnicity instead of taking pride in just their graduation. They stood up together as a community instead of giving into Mr. Donleavy's speech.

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