Book

Club
January 5, 2022
Schedule
3:00- 3:20 Recess
3:20-3:40 Read Aloud and Discussion
3:40-3:55 Writing Activity
3:55-4:05 Share Out
4:05-4:15 Game
What is an
anthem?
Who is
this?
Author - Amanda
Gorman Amanda S. C. Gorman is an
American poet and activist.

She attended Harvard

Her work focuses on issues of

oppression, feminism, race, and
marginalization, as well as the
African diaspora.

Gorman was the first person to

be named National Youth Poet
Laureate.

Gorman is youngest inaugural

poet in U.S. history – age 23.
What do you think this
story will be about?
Change Sings by Amanda
Gorman
Did you like this
story?
What was Change
Sings about?
Your Voice is
Powerful.
 Amanda Gorman and Marley
Dias
● What do they have in common?
● How are they different?
● How do they use their voices in a positive way?
Turn and Talk:
● Singing out is one way to make your voice
heard. What are some other ways you can
call attention to other changes you think need
to be made in your community?
 “For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to
see it,
if only we’re brave enough to
be it.”
—Amanda Gorman
Time to Write!
What strengths, interests, and
talents do you have? How can you
use them to contribute to positive
change in your community?
Game:Scatter-gories
● Get into 2 teams
● Everyone should have a pencil and each team should
have paper
● Teacher — choose a category & a letter (A-Z)
● Students — think of as many words for the category,
beginning with that letter.
● Points — allocate points for unique answers,
○ i.e. if two teams write down the same word for a
category then neither get any points.
● Repeat the game with different letters.