Learning Exercise

Emily Dickinson and the Jigsaw Method

I selected four Emily Dickenson poems from the text book "Glencoe Literature: The Reader's Choice -- American Literature" and used the spreadsheet to create a record between the "basic" and "expert" discussion groups. Students wrote about their initial thoughts upon reading the poems, then broke out into specific groups to focus discussion. Then the individuals reported back to the basic group and compared their initial thoughts with that of the focus group.

Course: English III -- American Literature

Material:: The Jigsaw Classroom: A co-operative learning technique
Date last modified:: July 19, 2016
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Exercise

I selected four Emily Dickenson poems from the text book "Glencoe Literature:
The Reader's Choice -- American Literature" and used the spreadsheet to monitor
discussion. Students fill out spread sheet and gather discussion material for
better understanding.

Additional Information: http://dellrapids.k12.sd.us/HS-Staff/KurtzJa/MERLOT.htm

Disciplines

Academic Support Services / Faculty Development / Teaching Strategies / Collaborative and Cooperative Learning

Audience

Technical Notes

Template in Word format

Requirements

Some backgroundof the author and a discussion of the types of rhyme is advisable.

Topics

Emily Dickinson
Poetry
Civil War Literature

Type of Task

Learning Objectives

-- To read aloud and analyze Emily Dickinson's poems as that of a "new American voice"
-- To identify the different types of rhyme, such as slant rhyme, used by Dickinson
-- To identify common themes in Dickinson's poems