Earthrise Vocabulary: Amanda Gorman's Impact in Poetry

What are some achievements that Amanda Gorman has?

1. Youngest inaugural speaker

2. 1st Youth Poet Laureate 0_0

3. 2013 UN delegate (inspired by Malala)

4. Sociology degree from Harvard

What did Gorman speak about in a Super Bown poem?

Nurses, veterans and educators

What issue did Gorman have in her early life?

Speech impediment, poetry helped with that

Words of Gorman

1. Children's book Change Sings: A Children's Anthem

2. Collection of Poetry Call us what we carry

According to Gorman, what is poetry? What does she cite

Lens through when we interrogate the past we stand on and the future we stand for. Cites the poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty

According to Gorman, we use poetry to

communicate a spirit larger than ourselves

What issues does Gorman confront?

Racism, Hunger, Inequality, Climate Change, Illiteracy

For which organization did Gorman perform Earthrise? And whom was it dedicated to?

Climate Reality Leadership Corps, Al Gore

According to Earthrise, what allows us to act instead of wait?

Getting the facts straight

According to Earthrise, its never too soon to

Choose hope

According to Earthrise, the weight of the fate of Earth

doesn't hold us down, instead keeps us grounded and ready

According to Earthrise, environmental movements are another form of

Earthrise

Who were in the 1968 Apollo 8 NASA mission?

Bill Ander,Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr.

Earthrise is both _____ and ______

lyrical and rhythmic

Which stanza uses internal rhyme?

8

What is like a silver raft?

The spaceship

What should not be controversial?

saving the planet

Waht are pepole's differnt opinions on climate change

Some say it will go away while others pray

Who suffers the most in the end?

The poor, the obscure and oppressed

What does the Earthrise photo symbolize?

A mirror, the first time the world sees itself sharing a common reality

What does Gorman say we shouldn't be lenient with?

The future of our youth

Who are Gorman's influences (7)

1. Lincoln

2. Douglass

3. Churchill

4. Yusef

5. Sonia Sanchez

6. Tracy K Smith

7. Wheatley

When and who snapped the Earthrise picture?

Christmas Eve, 1968, Bill Anders