K20 LEARN
Ichabod and Brom - Two Wild And Crazy Guys: Characters' Differing Perspectives
After reading Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," class members compare the characteristics of Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt. Next, they read an article about ghosts that supposedly haunt the campus of Oklahoma...
K20 LEARN
Ichabod and Brom - Ghostfacers: Credibility and The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
A headless horseman? Really? A reading of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" launches a study of how to use the A-CLAP strategy to determine a story's credibility. Writers employ these techniques to craft their ghost stories and make them...
Annenberg Foundation
Gothic Undercurrents
Terror, mystery, excitement. American writers of the 19th century, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Emily Dickinson, used these elements to create morally ambiguous tales that challenged the prevailing belief in...
Curated OER
Storytelling In America
Learners discuss how Washington Irving is considered an important 19th century-American storyteller. They create their own version of a passage from 'The Legend' after listening to the story.
Curated OER
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Explore Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in this literature analysis lesson plan. Middle schoolers read and summarize the plot of the story. They then adapt passages for a contemporary audience and analyze the...
Curated OER
The American Landscape (1800 - 1850)
Learners are introduced to the romantic cultural movement in America. Reading examples of pictures of Washington Irving's home, they identify the characteristics of the movement. They view other paintings of artists from the same time...
Curated OER
Washington Irving in Context
Students examine the various roles Washington Irving had in his lifetime. Examining the situation in Europe and the United States, they are encouraged to relate Irving's experiences to different events. They examine themselves in many...
Curated OER
Legends
Students are introduced to the topic of legends. Using the text of Irving's novels, they gather information on different cultures. They practice using new vocabulary and their listening skills. They retell the stories in chronlogical order.
Curated OER
Headless Horseman, Heady Author
Twelfth graders explore figurative language as it appears in Washington Irving's original text, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, answer questions based on story, and write sequels to it by using the different types of figurative language...
Curated OER
Conflicts Among People
Pupils explore the topic of conflict. In this literature lesson, students read and discuss the central issues in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "The Flesh and the Spirit," and "Somnambulism." Pupils write an essay.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Simonds History of American Literature
This site presents the full text of the "Simonds History of American Literature." This detailed reference book explores the literature in early colonial times, the eighteenth century, the beginning of the nineteenth century, the New...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
"In this unit, students explore the artistry that helped make Irving our nation's first literary master and ponder the mystery that now haunts every Halloween -- What happened to Ichabod Crane?"
Other
Sleepy Hollow Middle School: Washington Irving Biography and Pictures
Created by students at Sleepy Hollow Middle School, this page provides biographical information and pictures of Washington Irving, his works, and contemporary photos of his home, Sunnyside.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Washington Irving: Early Years
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature site provides biographical information and analysis of the works and literary contribution of Washington Irving. Use the forward arrows at the bottom of the web page to read a...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Etext
This famous "Ghost," story is especially popular around Halloween. Read the original version by Washington Irving here.
Planet eBooks
Planet E Book: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [Pdf]
The complete text of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving is available here in PDF format. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which was first released in 1820, is 43 pages pages long.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide Library: The Alhambra
This site from the University of Adelaide Library provides online text for "The Alhambra" by Washington Irving.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: American Romanticism:washington Irving
This lesson focuses on Washington Irving and his short story "Devil and Tom Walker." It features links to the Discovery Education video: "Washington Irving's Life and Work" (Registration required) and a PDF of the short story text. It...
Other
Illustrated "Old Christmas" by Washington Irving
Open Library offers this beautiful, Caldecott-illustrated volume of Washington Irving's "Old Christmas," with the added bonus of being able to hear the work read aloud as you page through the volume.
Washington State University
Washington State University: American Authors: Bibliography on "Rip Van Winkle"
This site provides an extensive bibliography of works by and about "Rip Van Winkle" and the author Washington Irving. Good site for finding resources.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Contemplation and Argumentation
In this self-guided unit, you will read Romantic and Transcendental literature and you will practice the art of persuasion using rhetorical devices, appeals, and refutation while avoiding logical fallacies. By the end of the unit, you...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Time
In this self-guided unit, you will be working with literature which is centered on the themes of past, present and future. You will experience several different literary perceptions of the past and the future by reading ancient...
Other
The Gigantic Question: Irving's History of New York
This extensive website, developed by Professor Edward J. Gallager and his students at Lehigh University, provides background, transcription, notes, and extensive analysis of Washington Irving's "History of New York." Provides an in-depth...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Traits of Indian Character
This University of Virginia essay offers a selection of Irving's work from the larger work, "The Sketch Book."