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An Educator Guide to Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman Study GuideAn Educator Guide to Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman Study Guide
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Penguin Books
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6th - Higher Ed
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An Educator Guide to Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

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Call Us By What We Carry, a poetry collection by Nation Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, is the focus of a 10-page teacher's guide. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry analysis, poetry, racism, bias, social justice, equity, literary themes, universal themes, alliteration, symbolism, metaphors, similes, allusions, poetic devices, literary devices

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask class members to select a poem from the collection for analysis, mount the poem, an illustration, and their response on a poster board, and then conduct a gallery walk 

Classroom Considerations

  • The guide includes information about #Disrupttexts and its four core principles
  • Discussion questions are aligned with the seven sections of the collection

Pros

  • The poems ask readers to consider their own biases and encourage them to make changes

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.9-10.10a RL.9-10.10b RL.11-12.10a RL.11-12.10b

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