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The Poetry of Emily Dickinson ActivityThe Poetry of Emily Dickinson Activity
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Digital Public Library of America
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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The Poetry of Emily Dickinson

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This The Poetry of Emily Dickinson activity also includes:
  • Image of the Dickinson children: Emily, Austin, and Lavinia
  • Manuscript of Dickinson’s poem beginning “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers,” 1861
  • Manuscript of Dickinson’s poem beginning “I felt a funeral in my brain,” 1861
  • Manuscript of Dickinson’s poem beginning “No prisoner be,” 1863
  • Manuscript of Dickinson’s poem beginning “A narrow fellow in the grass,” 1865
  • Map of Amherst, Massachusetts, by Charles B. Adams and Alonzo Gray, 1833
  • Excerpt from an undated letter from Emily Dickinson to her sister, Lavinia
  • An undated letter from Emily Dickinson to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1880
  • Excerpt from Introduction to Emily Dickinson by Henry W. Wells, 1959
  • Page from an 1857 Godey’s Lady’s Book
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Are you contemplating a poetry study featuring Emily Dickinson? Finding good primary sources to accompany the study can be a challenge—never fear, help is here! Check out this primary source set that includes manuscripts of several of Dickinson's poems and letters, an image of Emily and her siblings, a map of Amherst, and a page from a woman's magazine of the time.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

poetry, emily dickinson, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, women's history month, poetry analysis, syntax, metaphors, word choice, free verse, critical thinking, american literature, the united states civil war, women's suffrage, sonnets

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the set to support a study of Dickinson during March's Women's History Month, and/or April's Poetry Month
  • Have groups compare the poetic devices Dickinson uses with those employed by a modern poet like Amanda Gorman, Warsan Shire, Amanda Nadelberg, Sally Wen Mao, or Elizabeth Alexander 

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires multiple copies of contemporary women's magazines

Pros

  • The teaching guide includes discussion questions and activities

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.4 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.8 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.4 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.8

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