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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Industrialization In Lowell, Massachusetts

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars explore the idealistic expectations of the industrialists who financed and built mills in Lowell, Massachusetts. They research how the expectations of Lowell mill founders compared to the reality of life in the textile...
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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of My Garden Acquaintance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for James Russell Lowell's work, My Garden Acquaintance.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: James Russell Lowell

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection of 99 quotations from the writing and speeches of James Russell Lowell, American essayist, poet, and editor.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Robert Lowell

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical site on poet Robert Lowell from the Academy of American Poets. With a list of his poems, prose, anthologies and dramas. Includes links to a collection of poems, including the Skunk Hour and The Public Garden, available in...
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Robert Lowell

For Students 9th - 10th
An intimate look into the poetry of Robert Lowell, with a short biography and links to critical essays on thirteen of his poems. Click on the "Online Poems" link to read the full text of the highlighted poems.
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Oliver Wendell Holmes Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Ths Bibliomania site provides a biography of the 19th century American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). Discusses his ancestry, childhood, education, and career in medicine and literature. Includes analyses of his works and a...
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: James Russell Lowell Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania site provides a biography of James Russell Lowell (1819-1891). Discusses his ancestry, education, and work as a poet, essayist, and satirist. Describes Lowell's role in the Abolitionist movement. Includes suggestions for...
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: "Telepathy" by James Russell Lowell

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of "Telepathy," a poem by James Russell Lowell (1819-1891).
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Amy Lowell

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Amy Lowell including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Lowell is also provided.
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eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: "Song"

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of "Song," a poem by James Russell Lowell is provided here.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: The Poet's Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org presents the text to Amy Lowell's essay, "The Poet's Trade." The essay is two paragraphs in length and links to related essays are also provided.
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Curated OER

Lowell Sun Online: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sun, Lowell's daily, local news source.