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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Poetry of Liberation: Allen Ginsberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet Allen Ginsberg is featured in this brief biography for his literary contributions to the Beat movement. See "Allen Ginsberg Activities" for related resources.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Allen Ginsberg: Poetry and Politics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is a lesson about the poet Allen Ginsberg. Read his poems, read about the work of other writers in the Beat movement, and investigate the larger social and political climate in which they lived.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Masters: The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This site contains biographical content drawn from the American Masters Series DVD entitled The Life And Times of Allen Ginsberg. The person featured,Allen Ginsberg, was one of the first "beat" poets. His counterculture experimentation...
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording and full text of the poem "A Supermarket in California" by Allen Ginsberg.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: A Brief Guide to the Beat Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a brief explanation of the Beat poetry movement. Also includes a short excerpt from Allen Ginsberg's "Howl."
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eBook
Other

Allan Ginsberg: Part I of Howl

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text to only part I of the poem HOWL, by Allan Ginsberg.