Aracelis Girmay reads her poem "For Estefani, Third Grade, Who Made Me A Card."

Concepts

poetry analysis, poetry

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Instructional Ideas

• After watching and discussing the animated video of Aracelis Girmay reading her poem, show the linked interview with Girmay

Classroom Considerations

• Part of the "There's a Poem for That" playlist
• Suheir Hammad's poem "What I Will" that Girmay mentions in her interview is available on the internet

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The animation captures the speaker's attempts to understand the word

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3