More Poems from Emily Dickinson: The End of National Poetry Month
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I felt great. I had just taught an amazing lesson on annotating a poem. Finally, my students could write intelligent analysis in their poetry essays. My joy turned to horror as I read “this poem is awesome” 4,211 times. I whimpered as students mocked. Seconds before peppering the class with rusty finger nail clippers, I had an idea: maybe I should teach students how to actually analyze a poem using Emily Dickinson.
I put the nail clippers to their proper use, called my manicurist, and canceled my appointment. I had work to do. I had to create a list of teaching ideas for Emily Dickinson poems. Here’s what I came up with.
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