Amanda Gorman was so inspirational!
I shared this information with my middle school teachers today and thought that I would share it here as well.
{My apologies if this is duplicative information for any of you.}

RESOURCES FOR AMANDA GORMAN'S INAUGURAL POEM

Lesson Plan from PBS Newshour -- Includes video and transcript of the poem

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/lesson-plan-discuss-22-year-old-amanda-gormans-inaugural-poem-the-miracle-morning/

The video in this article includes Amanda talking about her process for writing the poem (including research!) and overcoming her speech impediment:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/us/amanda-gorman-hamilton-speech-impediment-trnd/index.html?ofs=fbia

Another joyful interview with a surprise from Lin Manuel Miranda.

abc11.com/9870110

Other lesson plan resources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/learning/lesson-of-the-day-amanda-gorman-and-the-hill-we-climb.html

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/teach-this-the-hill-we-climb-and-the-2021-inauguration

https://www.facinghistory.org/educator-resources/current-events/reflecting-amanda-gormans-hill-we-climb

https://teachlivingpoets.com/2021/01/20/amanda-gorman-inauguration-poem-lessons

Happy Friday!

--Kathy

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