![]() ![]() Where other young poets turn inward, she draws inspiration from events in the news. Gorman began writing poems as a child, finding her voice as she assembled words on the page. Committed to connecting literacy to the project of democracy, she considers reading and writing to be instruments of social change.Įncouraged by her mother, an English teacher, Ms. ![]() 20, many more people will know her name since, at 22, she is now the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. ![]() Finally, they will be invited to create their own occasional poems.ĭo you know who Amanda Gorman is? After Jan. Gorman’s belief that poetry is political, and that reading and writing are instruments of social change. history how she came to write “ The Hill We Climb” and how it fits into the tradition of occasional poetry. In this lesson, students will learn about Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. Jago is the author of many books, the most recent of which is “ The Book in Question: Why and How Reading Is in Crisis. , and past president of the National Council of Teachers of English - to suggest ideas for teaching about occasional poetry and “The Hill We Climb.” Ms. We have invited Carol Jago - longtime English teacher, associate director of the California Reading and Literature Project at U.C.L.A. Note: This is a special edition of our Lesson of the Day. Lesson Overviewįeatured Articles: Several Times pieces about Amanda Gorman 25 with more information, and an opportunity for students. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. ![]()
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