National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 3: Emulating Emily Dickinson: Poetry Writing
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 3: Emulating Emily Dickinson: Poetry Writing. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Communicate Science: 3 Science Poems by Emily Dickinson
Make poetry part of a cross-curricular study with these three poems by Emily Dickinson.
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.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
This site provides the full text of "Because I Could Not Stop For Death," by Emily Dickinson. This poem captures the overwhelming feeling of death. At the bottom of the page is another way to experience the poem, through Text Flow....
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.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Dickinson: Poetry
Guide for exploring the poetry of Emily Dickinson provides historical context, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit for teachers. Includes a radio show and transcript with poems cited from The Poems of Emily...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Emily Dickinson
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1971 to commemorate poet Emily Dickinson. With a short passage on her life and contributions to American poetry.
New York University
New York Univ: Because I Could Not Stop for Death
This New York University site on Emily Dickinson's poem, "Because I could not stop for Death," includes a link to the online poem, a link to Emily Dickinson information with ten additional poems, and a summary of the poem.
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Read Works
Read Works: A Bird Came Down [Pdf]
A poem by Emily Dickinson in which the narrator watches a bird come, eat, and then fly away. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Skyview High School: Poem Analysis Method: Tpcastt
This is an example of a poem analysis using the TPCASTT method; it uses the poem "After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes" by Emily Dickinson.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Biography: Emily Dickinson
[Free Registration/Login Required] Introduce your students to Emily Dickinson by engaging them in higher order pre and post reading activities presented in this flipchart.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: Transcendentalism
This is an introduction to the Transcendentalism period (1836-1860) in American Literature. It focuses on the beliefs and characteristics of transcendentalism and its leading authors: Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson and...
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University of South Florida: Emily Dickinson: "I Dwell in Possibility"
Four peer-reviewed essays by university students analyzing aspects of Dickinson's poem, "I dwell in Possibility." One essay reveals that Dickinson developed her own philosophy that bridges the conflict between Puritanism and...
Curated OER
Photograph:emily Dickinson, 1850.
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 7 were printed during her lifetime, and those...
Curated OER
British Library: Emily Dickinson: Cropped Portrait
Closely cropped portrait of Emily Dickinson.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Literature & Composition: Satire and Humor
This unit focuses on satire and humor; it defines satire as a literary device used to expose follies, vices, and hypocrites to bring about change. It includes links to Gullivers Travels and Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, "The Rape of...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Emily Dickinson Home
This house was the lifelong home of the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson (1830-86). The house is now owned by Amherst College and is operated as a house museum.
Curated OER
Writing Fix: Emily Dickinson
A black and white photograph of famous American poet Emily Dickinson.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Parting at Morning
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Parting at Morning", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Chelsea Brown and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: "Faith" Is a Fine Invention:
A poem from Emily Dickinson entitled "'Faith' is a Fine Invention" 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.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: "Faithful to the End" Amended
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Faithful to the End" Amended", 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.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: "Houses" So the Wise Men Tell Me
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "'Houses'--So the Wise Men Tell Me--", 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.
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