Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Walt Whitman
Biographical note on Walt Whitman that discusses his verse form, his life, and the influence of his poetry. Includes link to Leaves of Grass.
Library of Congress
Loc: Revising Himself: Walt Whitman and "Leaves of Grass"
This multimedia exhibition examines Whitman's life and writing career, as he continually revised his masterwork, "Leaves of Grass."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Walt Whitman: "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"
Walt Whitman's poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" from Leaves of Grass.
Digital History
Digital History: The American Renaissance
A description of American Romantic authors, their backgrounds and what they wrote. These writers made American literature truly American.
Curated OER
Neh: Edsit Ement: Walt Whitman's Notebooks and Poetry: The Sweep of the Universe
For this lesson plan, students will consider "Walt Whitman's Notebooks and Poetry: The Sweep of the Universe." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Poetic Experiment: Walt Whitman, Interpreted by Three Animators
Take a journey through Walt Whitman's poem 'A Noiseless Patient Spider' with the help of three animators who each used a different animation style to bring this beautiful poem to life. [3:28]
PBS
Pbs: Poetry Everywhere
Part of a plan to move poetry more firmly into the public sphere, the Poetry Everywhere project offers readings of sixteen poems and animated interpretations of a dozen others. Some poems are read by their authors; others are read by...
Other
Transcendentalists.com: Walt Whitman
An informative site for learning about the Walt Whitman and the other Transcendentalists. Includes links to biographical information, portraits of Whitman, selected works, and critical interpretations.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: "Robert Burns as Poet & Person" by Whitman
This site provides the full text of Whitman's "Robert Burns and Poet and Person." This piece of prose provides an authoritative analysis of Burns' life and work.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Specimen Days by Walt Whitman
From his "Prose Works" published in 1892, Walt Whitman comments on Edgar Allan Poe's significance as a poet.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Lincoln and Whitman
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay on Lincoln and Whitman and their shared admiration and kinship of spirit.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Walt Whitman Classroom Activity
A lesson plan/activity designed for students to see and appreciate the work of a great poet on the birthday of Walt Whitman. Provides web links and a bibliography, as well as other lesson plans. From May 31, 2007.
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...
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...
TES Global
Blendspace: 8th Grade Poetry Unit
This thirty-three-part learning module provides a poetry unit designed for 8th graders. This blendspace provides videos, web resources, and reference sheets related to the study of eighth grade poetry content.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: New Jersey Poets
This resource provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for New Jersey includes information on the featured poets (Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams) and poems specifically about New Jersey.
Read Works
Read Works: Westward Expansion the West, an American Symbol
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the recognition of American Authors in the 19th century. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poetry: Varying Views of America
Lesson allows students 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 Morning"...
The Washington Post
Robert Hass on Walt Whitman
Poet laureate Robert Hass writes about Walt Whitman and the controversies that have often surrounded his writing and life.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpts From "Song of Myself": 1, 2, 6, 52
A learning module that begins with "Excerpts from 'Song of Myself': 1, 2, 6, 52" by Walt Whitman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
CommonLit
Common Lit: When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
A learning module that begins with "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" by Walt Whitman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: The Romantic Period, 1820 1860: Essayists and Poets
This lesson focuses on the Romantic Period's essayists and poets such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, the Brahmin Poets, and more.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: American Romanticism: "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman
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...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
A learning module that begins with the poem "O Captain! My Captain" by Walt Whitman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...