+
eBook
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Emily Dickinson (1830 1886)

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of critical reviews of 16 of Emily Dickinson's poems. Most poems are analyzed by multiple critics. In addition, there are two biographical sketches, and essays examining her use of the dash and her lack of titles.
+
Website
University of Maryland

University of Maryland: Women's Studies Database: Emily Dickinson Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the text to more than one hundred poems by Emily Dickinson. It also includes an introduction with a little information about her poetry.
+
Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Dickinson: Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
+
eBook
ibiblio

Ibiblio: E Book: Poems by Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an e-text of the first published selection of the poems of Emily Dickinson (1830?1886) originally appeared in 1890, edited by Mabel Loomis Todd and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The text contains 115 poems and can be searched by...
+
Unit Plan
Washington State University

Washington State University: American Authors: Common Questions on Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
+
Unit Plan
Washington State University

Washington State University: American Authors: Reading Dickinson's Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are several questions and ideas one should keep in mind while reading the poems of Emily Dickinson.
+
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Analyzing the Poetry of Emily Dickinson

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students examine ways in which life events of a poet influence the poetry written. After researching Emily Dickinson's biography, students analyze her poetry and present a collage depicting one poem. The instructional activity can be...
+
eBook
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Imagine Nature: Dickinson: "The Butterfly"

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of Dickinson's poem about butterflies illustrated with a film clip of a butterfly in close-up detail.
+
Website
Other

University of South Florida: Emily Dickinson: "I Dwell in Possibility"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...