A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text picture book Emily by Michael Bedard and Barbara Cooney. A great story about Emily Dickinson as told from the point of view of a neighbor girl. Great for Women's History Month, Poetry Month, and cultural awareness! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Som