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Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson (Literature Disguised as Fun)
This annotated edition of Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson includes: Introduction; Pre-flight: foundational information to better understand Dickinson's poetry;Wrap Up: more in depth look at the poems and their themes; Discussion questions; Memes and faux posters, etc; I Meet Nobody: A short biographical piece about Emily Dickinson.
Emily Dickinson, sometimes known for her eccentricities, is one of our greatest American poets. Her style is unique; her poems are not long, but they are deep. Soon after Dickinson’s death her sister found a box which contained her poems in 60 packets neatly tied together with twine. The first book of her poetry appeared in 1890 and the total number of poems now published is 1,775.
In addition to Dickinson’s poems, this volume for students in grades 7-12 includes a “Pre-Flight”, a short introduction about reading poetry, a “Wrap-Up”, a more in depth explanation and discussion of some of the poems, along with “I Meet Nobody,” where Mr. Draeger travels back in time to meet Emily Dickinson. Also included are open-ended, Socratic discussion questions to help students think more in depth about the poems and there are some Dickinson quotes. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a portrait of Dickinson and over a dozen memes and posters. There are also some blank memes that your students can fill in with their own text.
Please note that a brief synopsis of many of the books included here are provided in our Library Builders section. Study guides for the same book are often available from several publishers, so we found it more efficient to give a description of the book only once.
These are contained (include the story), inexpensive, and non-consumable literary components you can weave into your language arts for middle and high school ages. Each one can be done by a student and parent, small group or a classroom. The content is not religious unless the author mentions it as a talking point (even then, they are not biblical in nature.) It's the questions after the story that really tripped my trigger! Why do you think so-and-so responded the way he did? Why was that good or bad? What might you have done in that situation? I'm generalizing to show the higher-order thinking structure of the questions. A short biography of the author and some background to the setting introduces the mood to come. Read the story, then comes the discussion questions. You could easily make a question into an essay topic! The voice of the guides themselves is very friendly and conversational. It makes for a relaxed vibe going into some pretty dark and heavy literature. The prices vary with the length of the reading, but they all have the same pre- and post-story content. A few scattered illustrations poke fun at the topics. At the end, I quite liked reading some quotes from the author and suggestions for further reading. These feel like something you could work into a busy week when you may not get to your heavier work. Or maybe you find yourself picking one up between larger novels to discuss. The titles are some that you may not know, so have a try at something new! I would get the whole set if it were me. ~Sara
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | ArtK12 |
Author: | Glen Draeger |
Grades: | 7-12 |
ISBN: | 9798366363655 |
Length in Inches: | 8 |
Width in Inches: | 5 |
Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.25 |