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Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson PowerPoint presenting five of her short poems, each followed by a commentary slide on its meaning, with a brief biography to introduce the poet.
Grades
Grades 9–11, High School
File type
Microsoft PowerPoint
Use
Digital activity

Updated Oct 02, 2026

Subject
ELA, Literature, Poetry
Topic
poetry, English literature
Resource types
Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans
Use
Digital activity

About this resource

What's inside this resource

This is a fourteen frame power point teaching resource on the poems of Emily Dickinson. Five short poems are featured with a brief commentary and images. It is a great resource for the English/language arts teacher to have for teaching American poets.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Explain the central idea of a short Dickinson poem in their own words

Teaching tips

  • Students could write their own reading of each poem before the Thoughts slide is shown, then compare.

Skills covered

  • Poem interpretation — students read each short poem and connect it to the commentary that follows

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Core concepts

  • Emily Dickinson
  • American poetry
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