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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Introduction to Modernist Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Understanding the context of modernism is important for students before they analyze modernist texts themselves. To that end, this is a three-instructional activity curriculum unit: 1."Understanding the Context of Modernist Poetry;" 2....
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Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Poetry of t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides links to selected online texts of many of Eliot's poems, including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "The Waste Land," and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales." Also offers a biography and selected bibliography of...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Nobel Prize winner, T. S. Eliot is presented in this brief biography highlighting his life and literary contributions to modernist poetry. See "T. S. Eliot Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: British Lit: 20th Century Postmodernism: t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a lesson in a unit on 20th Century Postmodernism and focuses on the poety of T.S. Eliot including "The Waste Land" and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Links to each of these poems and a biography of Eliot are provided. It...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Poems by t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the completed text of a collection of Poems by T. S. Eliot; it includes 24 poems.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1948: Thomas Stearns Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel Prize site provides hyperlinks (on the far right) to the press release announcing the award to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965 CE), a short biography of his life, the introduction of Eliot to the Academy, and Eliot's acceptance speech....
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century People: t.s.eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a summary of T.S. Eliot's impact on 20th Century literature and view additional resources such as related articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features the author T. S. Eliot including a biography and the full text of the poetry collection Poems, which contains 24 poems including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "A Cooking Egg."
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents information on T.S. Eliot's (1888-1965) life and career (including a biographical timeline), a bibliography of his works, a discussion of selected works, and links to related sites.
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Primary
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site offers the text and audio of the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot.
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Other

Twentieth Century Poetry in English: t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by Professor Eiichi Hishikawa, Faculty of Letters at Kobe University in Japan, this useful website tells you where to look to find more information on Eliot. This site does not offer much general information on Eliot, but it...
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: t.s. Eliot on William Blake

For Students 9th - 10th
An analytic essay written on Blake by T.S. Eliot (1888?1965) where Eliot looks at Blake's motivations.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a brief biography, but more importantly provides online texts of four of Eliot's works: "Prufrock and Other Observations", "Poems", "The Waste Land", and "Sacred Wood" (Eliot's collection of essays on poetry and criticism).
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a brief biography of Eliot with a bibliography of his works. Of particular interest is an audio clip of Eliot reading "La Figlia Che Piange." The site also provides a basic explanation of Modernism and hyperlinks to...
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Handout
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Ezra Pound

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very good site from the Academy of American Poets about Ezra Pound. The site houses a biography of the poet, a selected bibliography of his work, as well as links to full texts of several of his well known works.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Missouri Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Missouri includes information on featured poets (T. S. Eliot and Maya Angelou) and poems specifically about Missouri.
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Article
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: T. S. Eliot Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of T. S. Eliot, Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965), winner of The Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948.
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eBook
Other

Exploring the Waste Land: "The Waste Land" by t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the full text to T. S. Eliot's poem, "The Waste Land", complete with companion notes and references. A great site for studying poetry, prose, and other literature.
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eBook
Other

T. S. Eliot: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

For Students 9th - 10th
This full text of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock features hyperlinked annotations for student readers.
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Primary
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "La Figlia Che Piange" (Audio Only) by T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an audio recording of the poem "La Figlia Che Piange" by T. S. Eliot.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Love Song of J. Alfred Hitchcock

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site contains a thorough analysis of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Included are a discussion of symbols, imagery and wordplay. Included are a list of excellent questions on the poem
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Curated OER

T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Who was Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965 CE)? Use this site to learn more about this famous poet through a brief biographical sketch. You will also have an opportunity to read some of his poetry when you click on featured titles.
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Curated OER

T. S. Eliot

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of T. S. Eliot.
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Curated OER

T. S. Eliot

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of T. S. Eliot.