CommonLit
Common Lit: I Hear America Singing
A learning module that begins with the poem "I Hear America Singing" 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...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Walt Whitman
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Walt Whitman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Whitman is also provided.
Library of Congress
Loc: Commentary on "I Hear America Singing"
On this site learn more about "I Hear America Singing" and listen to a recording of it being read by Billy Collins.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Penny Press, Walt Whitman and the War
Investigate the onset, popularity and influence of mass-circulation newspapers in the early 19th century, and explore their impact on the war with Mexico. Create a short news article using the Penny Press style.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Transcendentalism, an American Philosophy
A good look at the first major American philosophy, transcendentalism. Read about the ideas that transcendentalists believed, and find out the members of the Transcendental Club. Many American authors of the time espoused the ideals of...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Backward Glance
Resource presents the full text to Walt Whitman's essay, "A Backward Glance." In addition to the full length essay, links are provided for related prose.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Memorandum During the War
The Electronic Text Center of the University of Virginia presents links to the online text for Walt Whitman's prose writing, "Memorandum During the War" in which Whitman records his thoughts and experiences visiting the wounded in the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Walt Whitman: Poet of the People
This resource from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource provides practice questions about Walt Whitman.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878)
The Heath Anthology of American Literature offers a look at classroom issues, strategies, themes, comparisons, and other criteria for teaching this William Cullen Bryant and his poetry to students.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Douglass Archive: Whitman "In Memory of Thomas Paine"
Speech given by Walt Whitman, "In Memory of Thomas Paine," on January 28, 1877 for the 140th anniversary of Paine's birthday.
Library of Congress
Loc: "O Captain! My Captain!"
This site from the Library of Congress provides comments on a poem written by Walt Whitman at the death of Abraham Lincoln. Image of the manuscript available at this Library of Congress site.
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.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Artistic and Literary Trends
The arts blossomed in the Gilded Age, aided by the wealth of the business tycoons. Read about the artists who flourished at the time, along with the realism in literature that ranged from poetry to novels.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Biography: Walt Whitman
[Free Registration/Login Required] Introduce your students to the life and writings of Walt Whitman using the higher order pre and post reading activities within this flipchart.
Library of Congress
Loc: Walt Whitman and Civil War
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, gives information on Whitman's notebooks kept during the Civil War. Image of Whitman available from this site.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Walt Whitman
Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on Walt Whitman, famous American poet, who was featured on the five cent postage stamp.
Curated OER
Carte De Visite Portrait of Whitman
This site, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, gives information on Whitman's notebooks kept during the Civil War. Image of Whitman available from this site.
Curated OER
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."
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Walt Whitman
(1819-1892) American poet. Author of Leaves of Grass.