🎵 Part 1: Main Ideas

1. What is the main idea of "When Marian Sang"?

Marian Anderson loved to sing as a child

Marian Anderson overcame racism to become a famous opera singer

Opera music is very difficult to learn

Philadelphia is a great city for music

2. Which sentence best describes Marian's childhood?

She grew up wealthy and had many opportunities

She was poor but had a beautiful voice and loved to sing

She wanted to be a teacher instead of a singer

She only sang in church choirs

3. What was the main problem Marian faced in her career?

She didn't have enough money for lessons

She couldn't read music very well

People treated her unfairly because of her race

She was too nervous to perform on stage

📝 Part 2: Key Details

4. Check all the key details that support the main idea:

Marian was denied entry to a music school because she was African American

She performed at the Lincoln Memorial for 75,000 people

She became the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera

She only sang gospel music

People around the world loved her voice

5. Fill in the blanks with key details from the story:

Marian Anderson was born in ________________, Pennsylvania. When she tried to attend music school, she was turned away because of her ______________. Later, she became famous in ______________ before returning to America. Her most famous concert was at the ________________ Memorial.

6. What lesson can we learn from Marian Anderson's life?