Curated OER
Blackberry-Picking Questions
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Blackberry-Picking," by Seamus Heaney.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Close Reading of Seamus Heaney's "Blackberry Picking"
Contains plans for two lessons that explain an inductive method for analyzing poetry. Seamus Heaney's "Blackberry Picking" is analyzed using this model as an example, although the method can be used on a variety of poems. In addition to...