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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: The Tyger

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from William Blake, "I Often Passed the Village", is provided on this site and comes from Songs of Experience. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Poet William Blake

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of a unit on William Blake and his poetry, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site from The Academy of American Poets about the poet William Blake (1757-1827 CE). While the primary purpose of the site is to provide a biography of the author, there are very good links on the page. By clicking on the links...
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Blake

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site features information on the life and work of William Blake.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Tyger

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Tyger" by William Blake, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th
What inspired the iconic poetry of the Romantic period, and how did the Romantic poets portray landscape, class, radicalism, and the sublime? Find out from this collection of articles.
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Primary
English Verse

English Verse: William Blake (1757 1827)

For Students 9th - 10th
Several of Blake's famous poems are available in full text here, along with a brief biography and a book recommendation.