ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Walt Whitman as a Model Poet ?I Hear My School Singing?
Contains plans for two lessons that use Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" as a model for students to compose their own pieces about the school community. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Walt Whitman to Langston Hughes: Poems for a Democracy
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Walt Whitman to Langston Hughes: Poems for a Democracy." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Walt Whitman
Not only for teachers. Explore the world of this famous writer when you visit the collection of links on Whitman at the Web English Teacher website.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: A War to End Slavery: John Wilkes Booth and Assassination of Lincoln
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines the factors that led John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln. Also involves comparing and contrasting Lincoln's and Andrew...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poetry: Varying Views of America
Lesson allows young scholars to examine the various views of American perspective through studying three poems by diverse poets: "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman, "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes, and "On the Pulse of...
Other
Eng 223: American Literature Before 1865
Online syllabus for a college Pre-Civil War American Literature class with links to information about each class lesson. These lessons contain some good teaching ideas and background information about a number of famous authors, much of...