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Letters from Emily Dickinson: Letters and Poems
High schoolers analyze how Emily Dickinson perceived herself as a poet. Students read correspondence between Dickinson and her preceptor, Mr. Higginson to determine the depths of their relationship. High schoolers interpret several of...
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"Ode to the West Wind" Theme of Language and Communication
In this "Ode to the West Wind" activity, students discuss the speaker's concern that his ideas will die with him. Students answer three questions about the poet's plea to the West Wind to take his ideas and spread them throughout the world.
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"One Art" Theme of Lies and Deceit
In this "One Art" worksheet, students discuss the poem as an exercise in self-deception. Students answer four questions about the poet's view of loss and her attempt to come to terms with it by making it seem trivial.
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Poetic Podcasting
Students create poetry and post them in a Podcast. In this poetry lesson plan, students create poetry based on different subject ares and post them as a Podcast.
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The Poetry Archive: "I, Too" by Langston Hughes
From The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, by permission of David Higham Associates, a recording from The Dream Keeper and Other Poems and a written version of "I, Too", written by Langston Hughes are provided on this site. Multiple...
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Tips for Reading Dickinson's Poetry
Directions for engaging in close reading of Emily Dickinson's poetry are provided on this site.