Listen to Ms. West & follow along with the poem.
2. What did you feel when reading this poem? Did you like the poem? What does it mean to you? How does it relate to your current situation and the Covid-19 crisis?
(Write a couple sentences as your response. You may respond to this reflection with pencil & paper or open up a google doc!)
Listen to Andrea Bocelli sing "Amazing Grace."
2. What did you feel when listening to this song? Did you like it? How (& why) does music help us in times of struggle? How does it relate to your current situation and the Covid-19 crisis?
(Write a couple sentences as your response. You may respond to this reflection with pencil & paper or open up a google doc!)
This performance was streamed LIVE on April 12th, 2020.
Andrea Bocelli is one of the most famous opera singers of our live time.
"Amazing Grace" is a traditional African-American spiritual song, however is has brought comfort and peace to many people - religious or not. It is one of my favorite songs.
Listen to Sir Michael Caine read Rudyard Kipling's poem "IF".
2. Go write a poem yourself. It can be anything you want. You can style it after "IF", if you want. Tell yourself advice: IF you can do this now - how will you grow in the future?