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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Modern British Poetry: Biographical Sketches

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers brief biographies of many British poets of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These include Oscar Wilde, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, A. E. Housman, and many more.
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Website
Other

Literacy Heritage: a.e. Housman: 1859 1936

For Students 9th - 10th
A "Profile" of A.E. Housman with focus on "A Shropshire Lad" and its impact on the public and his students, who were surprised at the contrast between the poet and the man they knew in the classroom.
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eBook
University of Virginia

The University of Virginia: A Shropshire Lad

For Students 9th - 10th
The text to Housman's "A Shropshire Lad," is presented here from the University of Virginia Library, along with images of the 1908 text, printed by the Ballantyne Press and illustrated by William Hyde.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: A. E. Housman

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of A. E. Housman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Housman is also provided.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: "Loveliest of Trees"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by A. E. Housman about cherry trees and the passage of time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Other

The Housman Society: a.e. Housman

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a biographical note on the poet A. E. Housman (1859-1936)and news about poetry in the United Kingdom. Includes photo and bibliography.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: To an Athlete Dying Young

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A. E. Housman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...