So I want to do a little exercise with you because it's
my honor today to get to introduce the mayor,
but also to kind of get you pumped up for this
and prepared for this reading.
So we're going to do a little exercise.
And it's a chant.
So when I say "poet," I want you to say "tree," OK?
Poet.
Tree.
Poet.
Tree.
Poet
Tree.
Poet.
Tree.
Poet.
Tree.
I need louder.
We need to fill up this whole room.
Poet.
Tree.
Poet.
Tree.
Poet.
Tree.
Poet.
Tree.
All right, and when I say Paolo, what are you going to say?
Freire
All right, Paolo.
Freire.
Paolo.
Freire.
Paolo.
Freire.
Paolo.
Freire.
Poet.
'Try.
Poet.
'Try.
Poet.
'Try.
Paolo.
Freire.
Poet.
'Try.
Paolo.
Freire.
Poet.
'Try.
OK, I think you're ready.
So take a second to turn off your cell phones, pagers,
or electronic devices.
Do one more shake off of your hands, your feet, your heads,
your tongues, your ears, anything
you need to move around before we start.
OK, I think we're ready.
OK, the format of today's program
will be Mayor Rothschild will read
for about 15 to 20 minutes.
And then we will open the floor to questions
from our youth audience members for another 15 to 20 minutes.
We are recording today's performance,
and it will be made available online for other teachers
and students to access in the future.
During the Q and A session, I will ask
you to speak into a microphone if you have a question
to ask the mayor.
And your questions will be recorded on audio.
OK.