What's inside this high school literature unit:

• An introduction to mystery fiction with the movie Glass Onion

• 14 as-you-read lessons to work through plot, character, setting, symbolism, and other literary elements

• An ongoing creative writing project that develops point-of-view

• An essay final project that asks students to compare and contrast And Then There Were None with a film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, exploring themes of justice and guilt

• A step-by-step guide for planning, writing, and editing your essay

What's inside this high school literature unit:

• An introduction to critical reading and annotating

• A warm-up activity to highlight Dickinson's modern voice — can you tell if a line comes from a Dickinson poem or a 1970s glam rock band?

• A research activity that digs into the historical and poetic context of Dickinson's work

• 3 multi-week lessons focused on building an increasingly sophisticated understanding of poetic analysis

• A creative hands-on project that plays with language just like Dickinson does

• A final project that lets you get creative building connections to Dickinson's work

• Bonus: Cards Against Emily Dickinson poetry game