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(2022·ºâˮģÄâ)The poem WhenThisIsOver is now an educational tool which is studied like the works of Homer£®Professional writer Laura Fanucci wrote the poem to cheer herself up£®To her surprise, it went popular online£®That's the old news£®

The new news is that the poem has become an education assignment for a humanities class in the South Bronx£®It has inspired about 80 sixth graders to write their own version (°æ±¾)£®

The students are enrolled in the American Dream School, a charter school for English language learners and immigrant students£®Teachers Daniel Zauderer and Niki DeGiorgio introduced their class to the poem, assigning them to study it with the aim of cultivating gratitude through poetry£®These students stay at home with laptop computers, through which they connect with their classmates and teachers£®

Fanucci's poem is basically a list of everyday activities she can't do because of social distancing, and that shall never take for granted again£®It ends with an inspirational message of hope that we all will rise from this ordeal (¿¼Ñé) to be better people£®

The teachers challenged the students to brainstorm what they had taken for granted and what they hope people will learn, and to express themselves in a poem of their own£®The class followed Fanucci's format (¸ñʽ), reworking the poem£®The students showed some love for DeGiorgio and Zauderer in their version of the poem, with the line: “Seeing my teachers face to face£®”

“Working remotely during this pandemic is tough some days£¬”DeGiorgio said in a post£®“What brings me hope and joy is the beautiful hearts, minds and words of my students£®”

1£®What do we know about the poem?

A£®It was written by Homer£®

B£®It was published in the newspaper£®

C£®Many students were inspired by the poem£®

D£®The poem was translated into several languages£®

2£®Why did the two teachers introduce their students to the poem?

A£®The poem can develop students' appreciation of poetry£®

B£®The poem can make students feel grateful£®

C£®The poem is easy for students to learn£®

D£®The poem expresses a feeling of warmth£®

3£®What does Laura Fanucci mainly write about in the poem?

A£®Her daily life£®

B£®The necessity of social distancing£®

C£®Daily activities that she can't do now£®

D£®Some difficulties she met before£®

4£®How did the teachers feel when seeing the students' version of the poem?

A£®Touched£®                           B£®Pessimistic£®

C£®Thankful£®                          D£®Depressed£®