One Today
Overview
Students analyze historical primary sources to deepen their understanding of presidential inaugurations, then read and listen to the inaugural poem, One Today, that Richard Blanco wrote and delivered at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. After, students consider their to hopes and dreams for the United States and create a poem to deliver at the next presidential inauguration.
Related Resources
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Primary Source Learning: Inaugural Poems & Poets
lessons and activities
Grade
High School, Middle School
Subjects
Civics, English Language Arts
Length
40-60 minutes
Topics
Barack Obama, occasion poems, poem, poetry, presidential inaugurations, Richard Blanco
Author
Academy of American Poets