Learning+Objectives+for+Emily+Dickinson

Students will be able to:
 * Identify the characteristics of Emily Dickinson's poetry.
 * Analyze a poem by Emily Dickinson.
 * Apply a set of critical questions to a poem in order to interpret poem and find literary elements used by author. ( http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/dickpoems.html )
 * Determine meaning and theme in poetry by identifying the literary and poetic elements being used.
 * Understand the importance of when something is written versus when something is published.
 * Understand the placement and significance of Emily Dickinson within the context of American thought.
 * Compare and contrast Dickinson’s poetry with other American poets.
 * Understand Emily Dickinson’s participation and impact upon the American voice.