Conclusion
What have you learned from this exercise? You have learned more about the life and times of one of America's most famous female poets. You have learned that poetry may or may not be a reflection of one's experiences and feelings. You have learned to construct a paper out of more than one type of source. Has this been a successful and meaningful assignment for you?
In this WebQuest activity we will be investigating Emily Dickinson's life in relation to a sampling of her poetry and examining how the events of her life may have influenced the way she wrote poetry and the topics about which she wrote
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This is how your work will be evaluated.
| None of the sources are scholarly or relevant to the topic | Only of source is scholarly and relevant to the topic | Some of the sources are scholarly and relevant to the topic | All of the sources are scholarly and relevant to the topic | |
| More than 15 grammar or spelling mistakes | 10-15 grammar or spelling mistakes | 5-10 grammar or spelling mistakes | 5 or less grammar or spelling mistakes | |
| There are no citations in the paper | Numerous citation errors or missing citations | 2-3 citation errors or errors in MLA format | All information and poetry is cited accurately in the MLA style | |
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There are many myths about Emily Dickinson's life. The most important are that she was a completely isolated woman and that she was insane and depressed. Emily Dickinson wrote poetry that was revolutionary for her time. Throughout her life, she wrote 1,778 poems. She wrote letters as poetry and poems about all sorts of topics from love to death. The format of her poetry is sometimes difficult to read because she dispenses with traditional punctuation and language structures. Although she wrote so many poems, only a handful were published during her life. Dickinson's poetry has been extremely influential to the study of poetry over the years.
Each student will find information about Emily Dickinson's life and times from reputable online sources and will then select poems that seem to reflect that information.
Each student will then write an essay about Emily Dickinson in which the poetry is inserted in a way that enhances the events in or information about her life that is being presented in the essay.
At the end of the essay each student must come to a conclusion about whether Emily Dickinson's poetry seems to be autobiographical or if she is trying on different personas and simply writing poetry for the sake of writing poetry.
Look for information pertaining to Emily Dickinson's life and times in an online encyclopedia or in peer-reviewed articles.
Select poems by Emily Dickinson that seem to reflect the information that you found. This website has a complete listing of all of Emily Dickinson's poetry:
Analyze the information and poetry that you found and find connections.
Construct a cohesive 4-6 page paper in which your text and Emily Dickinson's poetry are interwoven in a meaningful way.
Cite all sources in the text and in a well-constructed Works Cited page.
Melissa Rivera
I am a Student at Universidad Pedagogica Nacional Francisco Morazán . Upon graduating I will be certified to teach in Elementary and Middle School.