Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman

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English

9th - 10th Grade

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Amanda Gorman, born in 1998 in Los Angeles, overcame an auditory processing disorder by reciting poetry. Inspired by Malala Yousafzai, she became a UN youth delegate and founded a literacy charity. Gorman's poetry addresses race, gender, and climate issues. Her notable works include 'Earthrise' and 'We Rise'. In 2021, she read 'The Hill We Climb' at the presidential inauguration. Gorman aspires to run for president, advocating for race and gender equality.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What inspired Amanda Gorman to become a youth delegate for the United Nations?

Her love for poetry

Her auditory processing disorder

The work of Malala Yousafzai

Her twin sister Gabrielle

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the focus of Amanda Gorman's first collection of poems?

Climate change

Poverty and hunger

Gender equality

Political activism

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poem did Amanda Gorman write to address climate change?

The Hill We Climb

In This Place, An American Lyric

We Rise

Earthrise

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the theme of Amanda Gorman's poem 'The Hill We Climb'?

Hope and unification

Feminism and empowerment

Racial equality

Climate change

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What future ambition does Amanda Gorman have?

To write a novel

To run for president

To become a Nobel laureate

To direct a film

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