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A good gift is hard to find. A “worn truth,” perhaps, as Billy Collins says in his poem, “The Lanyard,” but true nonetheless. After a study of Collins’ tribute to a mother’s love, young poets select an object that sends them “into the past.”
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- Have poets find images or illustrate their poems and create a gallery on the classroom walls
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- The richly detailed plan includes links to a video of Collins reading his poem, discussion questions, and activities
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- Neither a copy of the poem nor a link to the poem is included in the packet; however, the poem is available on the Internet