Poetry Newsela

What made 2020 difficult?

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"People are writing and reading more ____ than ever."

• books

• plays

• movies

• poetry

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Who is this?

• Amanda Gorman

• The President of the United States

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"At the same time Black Lives Matter protests began, the Asian community also began speaking up because of the Xenophobia towards them that increased due to COVID."

• text to text

• text to self

• text to world

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What does this represent?

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"The poet laureate works to ________ awareness of poetry in the country."

• decrease

• increase

• keep

• stop

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The new growth of poetry is like...

• a plant sprouting after a fire.

• a huge, heathly tree.

• a fire (COVID, social justice movements, the presidential election)

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• A woman who loves to read poetry.

• The Poet Laureate

• Rupi Kaur

• Amanda Gorman

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"Poetry gives people a way to understand themselves and the ______ around them."

• city

• school

• people

• world

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