Amanda Gorman - The Hill We Climb

The Hill We Climb
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In deze les zitten 23 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 1 video.

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The Hill We Climb

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Amanda Gorman

Slide 2 - Woordweb

Amanda Gorman

- Born in Los Angeles 1998.
- Raised by a single mother.
- auditory processing disorder and is hypersensitive to sound. 
- Turned her weakness into her strength


Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Slide 4 - Video

"The Hill We Climb" is very much a poem that defines a moment of change.

The poem itself does not linger on the imagery of hill-climbing, but it does describe the struggle toward a better America as “the hill we climb.” 

It presents recognizing the burden of "repairing" the country as a constituent part of being a proud American.

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Take ten minutes
- read the poem by yourself. 

- Write down two themes you find this poem



Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Slide 7 - Link

What themes did you find in the poem?

Slide 8 - Open vraag

"We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to each other"

Slide 9 - Open vraag

Peace
2nd amendment: “keep and bear arms”—arms refer to guns—and is cited by those who obstruct gun control. Barack Obama described gun control as the “greatest frustration of [his] presidency” and regularly vocalized his concerns:



Amanda Gorman continues to promote the idea of solidarity, often depicted as holding hands

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

"Being American is more than a pride we inherit. It's the past we step into and how we repair it"

Slide 11 - Open vraag

Recover and improve
This image of America as imperfect but perfectable is repeated several times in various ways throughout the poem and aligns with the oft-repeated statement from Wisconson Senator Carl Schurz, “My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right.” (February 29, 1872

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

"For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it
If only we’re brave enough to be it"

Slide 13 - Open vraag

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Criminal

Slide 15 - Open vraag

Homicide

Slide 16 - Open vraag

To suspect

Slide 17 - Open vraag

Corpse

Slide 18 - Open vraag

Forgery

Slide 19 - Open vraag

Precaution

Slide 20 - Open vraag

Clue

Slide 21 - Open vraag

To hide

Slide 22 - Open vraag

Scent

Slide 23 - Open vraag