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The Favorite Poem Project: "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke Instructional VideoThe Favorite Poem Project: "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke Instructional Video
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Favorite Poem Project
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10th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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730L
Instructional Video

The Favorite Poem Project: "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke

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In this video episode [4:22] from Favorite Poem Project, William Van Fields, a retired corporate executive from California, describes himself and explains why Theodore Roethke's poem entitled "My Father's Waltz" evokes connections to his life while growing up and then memories of his father (and mother). Then Van Fields reads aloud "My Father's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke.

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poetry

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dad, poem, whiskey, "my papa's waltz, favorite poetry project, poet laureate, the favorite poetry project, theodore roethke, alcohol, father, parent

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 1 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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