How can poems help people express their innermost feelings? With episode three from the first season of the There's a Poem for That playlist, pupils listen to the narrator share about her inner world. As Andrea Gibson reads her poem, "The Nutritionist," engaging graphics help support the spoken content. 

Concepts

poets, poetry, female writers, depression

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite students to write and share expressive poems about their emotions

Classroom Considerations

• Discusses some mature themes, including mental illness and suicide
• Requires projection and speakers

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides a link to an interview with the poet
• Animations help tell the story

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2