Today's poems are some of Bradstreet's most enduring works. These poems mark a shift away from distant exercises in convention toward a deeply personal focus and shorter form. Students should read:
"The Author to Her Book"
"Upon a Fit of Sickness"
"Before the Birth of One of Her Children"
"To My Dear and Loving Husband"
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5
Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact. - 2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7
Analyze...
