Parent Guide > To An Athlete Dying Young
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This week in class, we’re reading "To An Athlete Dying Young" by A. E. Housman.
Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936) was an English poet and classical scholar. Housman wrote the elegy "To an Athlete Dying Young" in 1896, following the death of his close friend, Adalbert Jackson. In this poem, the speaker addresses an elegy to a champion runner who died at the height of his physical prime.
As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Death as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big question :
"How do people face death?"
Ways to support your child:
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Ask your child about this poem at home:
- What was "To An Athlete Dying Young" about?
- What did you learn about Death?
- Watch The 4 stories we tell ourselves about death at home with your child.