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.” 

Concepts

narrative poetry, poetry analysis

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have poets find images or illustrate their poems and create a gallery on the classroom walls

Classroom Considerations

• A membership is not required to access the resource

Pros

• The richly detailed plan includes links to a video of Collins reading his poem, discussion questions, and activities

Cons

• 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

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1