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Poet Amanda Gorman has a star-making moment during Biden-Harris inauguration

Title (Dublin Core)

Poet Amanda Gorman has a star-making moment during Biden-Harris inauguration

Description (Dublin Core)

I was teaching during the inauguration. But I pulled up the ceremony and allowed the students to watch Biden take his oath. Afterwards I quickly shut it down and tried to catch up on the lesson I had already planned. One of my students during 6th period unmuted (which is rare). "Mrs. Bell? Did you see the poet? It really moved me". I told her I would watch it after class. When I did get a chance to watch it, I was so sad I missed the opportunity to share Amanda Gorman's dream of a better America with them in the moment. The next day, each class watched it with me. Students who normally never speak applauded her, telling me what her vision meant to them, that she was elegant, that she was brave. Watching her speak was a moment I will never forget. She made history with words of hope in a horribly fractured America. She brought a sense of patriotism and optimism that I haven't felt in some time. I know she inspired kids everywhere. Ahhh!!! It was so good. "If only we're brave enough to see it, If only we're brave enough to be it".

Date (Dublin Core)

January 20, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Date Book: Tony Bravo

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Dana Bell

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Article

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Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Art & Design
English Emotion
English Events
English Politics
English Online Learning

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

President Joseph R. Biden
Amanda Gorman
Presidential Inauguration 2021
poetry
hope
patriotism
optimism
teacher

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Amanda Gorman
Inauguration
poet
hopeful
America
pride
history making

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

01/25/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/01/2021
04/09/2021
08/02/2022
09/15/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

01/20/2021

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This item was submitted on January 25, 2021 by Dana Bell using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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