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Read Works: "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about having hope. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "If You Were Coming in the Fall"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about the uncertainty of time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "The Railway Train"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about a railroad train. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about death, time, and eternity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Washington State University
Washington State University: American Authors: Common Questions on Dickinson
At this website, find responses to several questions concerning the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Learn about Dickinson's use of meter, her use of hymns, and about questions, one should consider while reading Dickinson.
CommonLit
Common Lit: We Grow Accustomed to the Dark
A learning module that begins with "We Grow Accustomed to the Dark" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
CommonLit
Common Lit: I Felt a Funeral in My Brain
A learning module that begins with "I Felt a Funeral in My Brain" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Washington State University
Washington State University: American Authors: Reading Dickinson's Poetry
Here are several questions and ideas one should keep in mind while reading the poems of Emily Dickinson.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Because I Could Not Stop for Death
A learning module that begins with "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: The Romantic Period, 1820 1860: Essayists and Poets
This lesson focuses on the Romantic Period's essayists and poets such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, the Brahmin Poets, and more.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Depression, the Secret We Share
A learning module that begins with the poem "Depression, The Secret We Share" by Andrew Solomon, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: A Bird, Came Down the Walk
A learning module that begins with "A Bird, Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: There's a Certain Slant of Light
A learning module that begins with the poem "There's a Certain Slant of Light" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Fame Is a Bee
A learning module that begins with the "Fame is a Bee" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
CommonLit
Common Lit: I Like to See It Lap the Miles
A learning module that begins with the poem "I like to See it Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: I'm Nobody! Who Are You?
A learning module that begins with the poem "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" by Emily Dickinson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Other
Shadow Poetry: Emily Dickinson
What type of poetry did Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) write? Explore this informative website to learn more about this famous author. Includes text of twelve of her poems.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Emily Dickinson
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE), an author widely acclaimed as one of America's greatest poets. Though she wrote nearly 2,000 poems, only a few were printed during her lifetime, and those...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Catcher in the Rye" by j.d. Salinger
From a mental institution, where he is receiving treatment, Holden Caulfield recounts the two day period after he is kicked out of school. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D....
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak
Death narrates a poignant tale of collecting lives and stories through Nazi Germany while constantly circling back to Liesel, who survives because of the love she shares and her love of language. Selected (6) reading passages (grades...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Path
Partially inspired by Plath's experiences with depression, The Bell Jar follows the emotional breakdown of Esther Greenwood, a promising college student who cannot reconcile her desires with American conventions during the 1950s-1960s....
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Fault of Our Stars" by John Green
Hazel has been diagnosed with cancer and has a sullen outlook on life. She meets Augustus, whose love and friendship brings her across the world and around again -- in more than one way. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-12) to...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Later National Literature: P2
This encyclopedia, "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature" provided by Bartleby.com, includes information of regionalism in poetry located in section X 'Later Poets'. Check out 1.Poets of East and West 5. The Middle...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Analyzing the Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Students examine ways in which life events of a poet influence the poetry written. After researching Emily Dickinson's biography, students analyze her poetry and present a collage depicting one poem. The instructional activity can be...