Standard RL.LCS.12.2

RL.LCS.12.2 Compare and contrast how different text structures contribute to meaning and impact the reader.

Grade(s): 6

Year: 2015

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson with Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

Lesson

As Cricket, the main character in Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, searches for her mother, she is reminded of one of her mother’s favorite poems by Emily Dickinson, “Hope is the thing with feathers”...

Carmen Agra Deedy: Crafting a Story | Storyfest | Ask an Author

Video

Award-winning author Carmen Agra Deedy was featured at StoryfestSC 2018 in Columbia, SC. She took time out to explain the process of crafting a story. Carmen has been writing for children for over two...