Dear Anxiety - Spoken Word Poetry - Pack

Bring spoken word poetry into your classroom this impactful, ready-to-teach lesson based on the spoken word piece Dear Anxiety by Clayton Jennings. This resource is designed to help students explore poetic techniques while also engaging with an important, relatable theme: mental health.

Ideal for Junior or Senior Cycle English, this pack includes:

• A powerful video performance to hook students' attention

• Printed lyrics for annotation and discussion

• Class and pair-based activities to encourage thoughtful engagement

• Focus on poetic devices, tone, and meaning

• Optional extended writing task using PQE structure

• Reflection activity to deepen personal connection to the theme

This lesson plan promotes close reading, critical thinking, and empathy, with built-in support for differentiation and assessment for learning. It’s a perfect choice for developing students’ analytical and personal response skills.