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So Different by Kay Ryan
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Spiderweb by Kay Ryan
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Tune by Kay Ryan
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Hide and Seek by Kay Ryan
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Things Shouldn’t Be So Hard by Kay Ryan
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657, I dwell in Possibility by Emily Dickinson
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483, A Solemn thing within the Soul by Emily Dickinson
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658, Whole Gulfs – of Red, and Fleets – of Red – by Emily Dickinson
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659, That first Day, when you praised Me, Sweet, by Emily Dickinson
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Writing Tasks

S-5: Kay Ryan: Pieces of a Larger Puzzle
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S-10: Strange Things in Emily Dickinson’s Poems
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S-12: Writing Like Emily Dickinson
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S-16: Emily Dickinson: Pieces of a Larger Puzzle
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Charts for Discussion

S-3: “So Different” Recombinant Rhyme Examples
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S-4: Poetic Devices in Kay Ryan’s Poetry
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S-10: Poetic Devices in Emily Dickinson’s Poetry
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Forms and Graphic Organizers

S-6: Criteria for a Good Discussion
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