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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Poems vs Lyrics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After listening and analyzing song lyrics and, subsequently, doing the same analysis with poems, students will discover how similar song writing and poetry writing can be. Students will get their own chance to write a small version of...
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Lyrical Ballads (1798)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto features the complete text of Wordsworth's and Coleridge's "Lyrical Ballads". It includes Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and Wordsworth's "Lines Written a Few Miles Above Tintern...
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Stephen C. Foster

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides selected poems (song lyrics) of Stephen Foster, along with a brief summary of his life and career.
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University of Michigan

Making of America: War Lyrics and Other Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan offers the full text of "War-lyrics and Other Poems," which was written by a Union sailor and dedicated to former commander, Vice-Admiral David G. Farragut. Users are able to read the text in its entirety, or...
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Lyrical Ballads, by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the book of poems, "Lyrical Ballads" presented in a straightforward way, easily navigated.
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: William Wordsworth, "Lyrical Ballads"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Virginia provides the text to the book of poems "Lyrical Ballads," featuring the work of Coleridge and Wordsworth.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 1906)

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent site provides a biography, critical commentary on several poems, examples of Dunbar's illustrated work, images and the text of several poems.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Poetic Forms

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn how to compare and contrast the relationship between the purpose and characteristics of different poetic forms: epic poetry and lyric poetry.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Favorite Things Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the song "My Favorite Things" from the musical, The Sound of Music, as inspiration, students will create their own song or poem (to the same tune) that lists their favorite things. Each verse will focus on their favorite things...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: The Romantic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson on Romantic Poetry focuses on the Romantic Period including the shift in thoughts away from reason and science and toward the power of nature, emotion, imagination, and the individual man. It features links to a vocabulary...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: The First Generation: William Wordsworth

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on Romantic Poetry focuses on William Wordsworth who is famous for lyrical ballads. It features links to information about the French Revolution, two of his poems: "The World Is Too Much With Us" and "Lines...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: Introduction: The Romantic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to the British Romantic Period with poets such as Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, Lord Byron, Shelly, and Keats. It focuses on essential questions such as "How did the shift in perspective and beliefs change the...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson on Romantic Poetry focuses on Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It features links to his biography, both text and audio versions of "Kubla Khan" and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and illustrations of the The Rime of the Ancient...
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Other

Self knowlege.com: Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Website from SelfKnowlege.com attempts to connect the content of Robert Herrick poems to the expression, description, and meaning of human reality. Included is Herrick's poetry, biographical information, and links to other search tools...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Poetry

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A learning module that includes twenty-two links to videos, pictures, weblinks, charts, and activities about different types of poetry including couplet, cinquain, acrostic, diamante, limerick, free verse, lyric, narrative, concrete, and...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th Century.: Donne to Butler

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to J.C. Herbert Grierson's book, Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th Century. This provides a good explanation of metaphysical poetry as a type, and you can access the rest of the book which is a collection of the...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Lilliput Lyrics

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication Lilliput Lyrics by William Brighty Rands, a book of poetry for children.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Emily Dickinson including a biography, the full text of three poetry collections: Poems, Series 1, Poems, Series 2, and Poems, Series 3, each set of poems is listed by topics.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Beginnings of American Verse

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Describes the beginnings of American poetry, beginning with a publication in 1610. Click through the 18 sections to get the full picture. Extracted from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
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New York Times

New York Times: Week of 5 26 14: Lyrical Witness of Jim Crow South, Dies at 86

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] African American poet Maya Angelou passed away this week. Learn about her difficult early life and rise to fame as a critically acclaimed author.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Gwine to Run All Night

For Students 9th - 10th
Lyrics to the song "Gwine to Run All Night," also known as "Camptown Races." Includes general information on the song and notes on specific parts of the lyrics.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides lyrics and general information for the song "My Old Kentucky Home," written by Stephen Foster. Includes in-text notes about specific parts of the lyrics.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Stephen C. Foster Oh! Susanna

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides the lyrics to the song "Oh! Susanna" written by Stephen Foster. Also includes general information about the song.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore eighteen American songs and poems each represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.

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