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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: A Literary Survey: Archive

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This search engine provides access to more than 3000 items including visual art, audio files, primary source materials, and additional texts supporting and enriching the understanding of American Literature. RI.9-10.9 US Documents,...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Literature: "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the text and the video "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant to identify and understand the characteristics of American Romanticism.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Literature: "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the text excerpt and video "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne to identify and understand the characteristics of American Romanticism.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Romanticism: "The American Scholar" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Students 9th - 10th
"The American Scholar" is a speech given by Ralph Waldo Emerson on August 31, 1837, to the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was invited to speak in recognition of his groundbreaking work "Nature" in which he...
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the 1952 version of this book by J. Frank Dobie. Chapters are thematic collections of annotated lists of books on different aspects of Southwestern culture and history, e.g., Texas Rangers, mountain men, and the Pony...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: The Indian Burying Ground by Philip Morin Freneau

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and video reading of the poem "The Indian Burying Ground" by Philip Morin Freneau, an American poet, nationalist (also known as Federalist), polemicist, sea captain, and newspaper editor sometimes called the "Poet of the...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: Walden: Conclusion

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Chapter 18 of Walden by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. By immersing himself in nature, Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection. Simple living and...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the text and video excerpt of "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman to identify and understand the characteristics of American Romanticism. "Song of Myself" is a poem by Walt Whitman that is included in his work Leaves of Grass. It has...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Early American Literature: "Verses Upon the Burning of Our House"

For Students 9th - 10th
"Verses upon the Burning of our House" (July 10, 1666) is a poem by Anne Bradstreet. She wrote it to express the traumatic loss of her home and most of her material. However, she expands the understanding that God had taken them away in...
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African American Literature Book Club

African American Literature Book Club: Mirandy and Brother Wind by Mc Kissack

For Students K - 1st
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack is a Caldecott Honor Book, based on the cakewalk, a once popular dance in the African-American culture. This site contains a review of the book.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Wide Awake Pleasure Book by American Authors and Artists

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Wide Awake Pleasure Book: Gems of Literature and Art by American Authors and Artists (c1887), a collection of illustrated stories.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: True Stories of Great Americans for Young Americans

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication True Stories of Great Americans for Young Americans by Elbridge Streeter Brooks, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Century Book of the American Revolution

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of The Century Book of the American Revolution by Elbridge Streeter Brooks, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: American Indians

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication of American Indians by Frederick Starr, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: True Stories of American History for Young People

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of True Stories of American History for Young People by Marshal Huntington Bright, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The True Story of Benjamin Franklin, the American Statesman

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The True Story of Benjamin Franklin, the American Statesman by Elbridge Streeter Brooks, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Young Americans Abroad

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Young Americans Abroad by Edward Everett Hale, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: An American Dog Abroad

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of An American Dog Abroad by Frank Pope Humphrey, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Young American's Picture Gallery

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of The Young American's Picture Gallery, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Eclectic Elementary Geography by American Book Company

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Eclectic Elementary Geography by American Book Company (1883), an elementary geography textbook including maps, information about areas and people of the United...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Beasts and Birds of Africa by American Tract Society

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Beasts and Birds of Africa by American Tract Society (1884), an illustrated, nonfiction book about the birds and animals in Africa.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys by Henry Chadwick

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Sports and Pastimes of American Boys by Henry Chadwick (1884), a book of rules of play for games and exercises.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The American Indestructible Primer

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication The American Indestructible Primer, an alphabet book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: American Historical Tales for Youth

For Students 5th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of American Historical Tales for Youth by Francis Lister Hawks, a nonfiction for children.

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