Ted Kooser
Lesson plans and teaching resources
|Biography and Background|
|"Abandoned Farmhouse"|
|Other Poems|
Ted Kooser: Online Resources
A collection of links to articles, interviews, text of a few poems, and audio files of the poet reading some of his own works.
"Abandoned Farmhouse"
Video of the poet reading the poem, text of the poem, and links to 15 other poems.
High School English Lesson Plan: Poetry
In this lesson plan students study "Abandoned Farmhouse" using the strategies of visualization and "Save the Last Word for Me." The lesson is designed for high school students.
Poetry Notebook for English 9
As a model for a poetry project, this document includes an analytical paragraph, the text of the poem, and comprehension questions.
"Daddy Longlegs"
Watch a 1-minute captioned video of the poet reading his poem. Scroll down for analysis and discussion questions.
"Depression Glass" by Ted Kooser
Downloadable audiofile of the poem.
"An Epiphany" by Ted Kooser
Audiofile and text of the poem.
"A Room in the Past" by Ted Kooser
Audiofile and text of the poem.
"So This is Nebraska" by Ted Kooser
In this audiocast the poet discusses the background to the poem and then reads it. Includes the text of the poem.
