Instructional Video

The Favorite Poem Project: "The Sloth" by Theodore Roethke

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In this video episode [4:20] from the The Favorite Poem Project, a 5th grader named Katherine Mechling describes her busy life and explains why Theodore Roethke's poem entitled "The Sloth" is her favorite poem. Machling orates "The Sloth" poem from memory twice in the clip.

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poetry
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animal poem, poem, sloth, "the sloth", favorite poem project, the favorite poem project, theodore roethke, examples of poetry
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 1 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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