Students 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. Students interpret several of her poems.

Students examine different poems from Emily Dickinson. They practice listening for meter in the poems and make connections between the texts. They also practice their own creative writing skills.

High schoolers analyze mood and voice in Emily Dickinson's poem, "There's a Certain Slant of Light." After the analysis, students write a poem of their own emulating the Dickinson poem, and then write a one-page essay describing what...

In this poetry unit learning exercise packet, learners complete several activities designed to review key poetry concepts. All worksheets focus on a comparison of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Students respond to poems, complete...

Middle schoolers are asked to identify the alliteration used in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, Emily Dickinson's "May-Flower," and a passage from Robert Lewis Stevenson's Kidnapped.

Which came first—the painting or the poem? In this case, it is the painting. Scholars closely examine a work of art and then craft an ekphrastic poem in response. A carefully scaffolded nine-page plan leads young poets through the process.

Learners study the effect of history on fictional or dramatic works of art by reading, Arthur Miller's, The Crucible. They examine the ties between a nation's history and culture with the literature it produces.

Analyze poetry in a group setting. Middle and high schoolers read lyrics to a Tom Petty song and free write about the song's tone, setting, and speaker. They then complete the same activity in a group setting using seven poems. The...

In this reading practice worksheet, students read four different passages and answer nineteen total multiple choice questions related to the plot, meaning, and information from the passage.

Seventh graders read "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. In groups, they discuss the reasons why people would write an autobiography and identify their own identity crisis. After reading excerpts of other autobiographies, they...

Students pick a poet to conduct research from. They read and recite one of the works of poetry. Then using critical analysis find methods of construction in order to create a similar personal poem. The poem is then posted on the internet...

Excellent lesson plan in which young scholars study and analyze the letters that Emily Dickinson wrote to Thomas Higginson and to her sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Gilbert Dickinson, as a method of understanding her poetry in a deeper...

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "He Strained My Faith", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Penfield and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "He Was Weak, and I Was Strong--Then--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Mark Eckardt and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Heart! We Will Forget Him!", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Heaven Is What I Cannot Reach", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jeff Kiok and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Her Breast Is Fit for Pearls", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Mark Eckardt and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Madeline Jacobs and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "How Soft This Prison Is", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Often Passed the Village", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Had Not Minded -- Walls --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Had Some Things that I Called Mine--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.

A poem from Emily Dickinson, "I Have No Life But This --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Kelsey Weber and can access a printable version of this piece.