Instructional Video11:17
Crash Course

The Poetry of Sylvia Plath: Crash Course Literature 216

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about the poetry of Sylvia Plath. When a lot of people think about Sylvia Plath, they think about her struggles with mental illness and her eventual suicide. Her actual work can get lost in the shuffle a...
Instructional Video18:45
Schooling Online

Perfecting Poetry: Rosemary Dobson - Cock Crow

3rd - Higher Ed
Discover Dobson’s deeply personal and emotive reflection on the complex experience of motherhood.

Being a mum is tough. Sometimes, Dobson just wants to escape it all. One night, she decides to go on a long walk. She walks along the...
Instructional Video11:55
The Art Assignment

Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?

9th - 12th
Artist Henri Rousseau painted The Dream in 1910, and it's imagery of a woman lounging on a sofa in the middle of a jungle was as surreal then as it is today. What is it about this artwork that captivated audiences then and now?
Audio
British Library

British Library: Poetry & Performance: Sylvia Plath

9th - 10th Standards
Audio recordings of select poems by American poet Sylvia Plath. With transcripts of the poems read, a biographical note about the writer's life and career, literary analysis of her work, and teacher's notes.
Instructional Video
Favorite Poem Project

The Favorite Poetry Project: "Nick and the Candlestick" by Sylvia Plath

9th - 10th
In this video episode [6:19] from Favorite Poem Project, Seph Rodney, a Jamaican-American photographer, describes a heartbreak and then explains how Sylvia Plath's poem entitled "Nick and the Candlestick" opened his mind to the...
Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Sylvia Plath

9th - 10th
Video on the life and poetry of Sylvia Plath, with archival footage and visualizations of her work. Includes a video transcript. There are also several links to other resources about Plath. Part of a thirteen-hour series entitled "Voices...
Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions

9th - 10th
Thirteen videos on the works and lives of renowned American poets, including Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Robert Frost. With performances, interviews, and dramatic readings.
Audio
BBC

Bbc: Poetry Out Loud Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath

9th - 10th
Contains a copy of Sylvia Plath's poem "Lady Lazarus" as well as an oral reading of the poem. Site is provided by the BBC and requires Real Player.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Literature 216: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath

9th - 10th
A video in which author John Green discusses Sylvia Plath, her life, her poetry, and her role in feminism. [11:17]