Curated OER
Howl Questions
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Howl," by Allen Ginsberg.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Madness
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Rules and Order
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Freedom and Confinement
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
Curated OER
Howl Theme of Visions of America
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on themes in Howl. Students may also complete their choice of 2 reading activities suggested.
Annenberg Foundation
Poetry of Liberation
How do writers use words to protest injustice, challenge the status quo, and shape their own identities? Individuals watch and discuss a video, read author biographies, write poetry and journals, develop a slideshow, and complete a...
PBS
Pbs: Allen Ginsberg: Poetry and Politics
This site is a lesson about the poet Allen Ginsberg. Read his poems, read about the work of other writers in the Beat movement, and investigate the larger social and political climate in which they lived.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Allen Ginsberg
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Allen Ginsberg including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Ginsberg is also provided.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
This site contains biographical content drawn from the American Masters Series DVD entitled The Life And Times of Allen Ginsberg. The person featured,Allen Ginsberg, was one of the first "beat" poets. His counterculture experimentation...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Allen Ginsberg
Poet Allen Ginsberg is featured in this brief biography for his literary contributions to the Beat movement. See "Allen Ginsberg Activities" for related resources.
Other
Allan Ginsberg: Part I of Howl
This site contains the text to only part I of the poem HOWL, by Allan Ginsberg.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to the Beat Poets
Contains a brief explanation of the Beat poetry movement. Also includes a short excerpt from Allen Ginsberg's "Howl."