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Interview With Children's and Ya Author Diane Gonzales Bertrand

For Students 9th - 10th
The transcript of an interview with Texas poet and children's author Diane Gonzales Bertrand. (Date of Interview: March 2002)
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Sdsc: Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the most picturesque characters in computer history. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, she was raised to be a mathematician and scientist and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
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Mama Lisa's Poetry Page: Eugene Field

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
For over 100 years, Eugene Field (1850 to 1895) has been one of America's most loved children's poets. His most famous works include "Little Boy Blue", "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "The Duel" (The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat), which...
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Quia

Quia: Artists and Their Performances

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, match the performances to the artist or playwright.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Should You Read Edgar Allan Poe?

For Students 9th - 10th
What is it that makes Edgar Allan Poe one of the greatest American authors? Scott Peeples investigates.
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Website
Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Conrad Aiken (1889 1973)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical resource on poet and Pulitzer Prize winner Conrad Aiken. Includes an extensive bibliography list and links to many of his famous poems.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Anne Spencer

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth site on Anne Spencer including an extensive biography of this famous Harlem Renaissance poet. Detailed information on her works, education, and contemporaries. Numerous photographs. Some of her poems are also included.
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eBook
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on numbers 1-10 for Middle English versions of the most famous of Geoffrey Chaucer's prologues and tales from "The Canterbury Tales." Other links will take you to more of Chaucer's works.
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eBook
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of C. Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Toronto provides the text of 13 of Rossetti's most famous poems. Some biographical information is also provided.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Adrienne Rich

For Students 9th - 10th
Rich discussions of several of Rich's famous poems characterize this site from Modern American Poetry. This site offers a picture of Adrienne Rich along with a bibliography, background information, interviews and online versions of her...
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Selected Quotes of John Milton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains selected quotes from famous literary works of the English poet, John Milton.
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Activity
Other

Obras Completas De Federico Garcia Lorca

For Students 9th - 10th
Superb reference to the complete works of Federico Garcia Lorca. Famous works in Spanish from the drama, poetry and prose of this famous Spamish author.
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Website
Other

Passions in Poetry Gerard Manley Hopkins

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins along with texts of many of his most famous poems.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Familiar Quotations From Sir John Suckling

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has ten famous quotes from Sir John Suckling's plays and poems are featured here.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Geoffrey Chaucer

For Students 2nd - 7th Standards
History of the famous 14th Century English poet and bureucrat, Geoffrey Chaucer, who wrote the well known, Canterbury Tales. Includes teacher resources.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Musee Des Beaux Arts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a wealth of information on W. H. Auden's famous poem Musee des Beaux Arts. Read about the major themes and refer to the interesting study questions.
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Article
Other

Interview With Diane Gonzales Bertrand

For Students 9th - 10th
The transcript of an interview with Texas poet and children's author Diane Gonzales Bertrand. (Published July 30, 2012)
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: William Shakespeare Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Useful biographical information, career, plays, and interesting facts about William Shakespeare, famous playwright, poet, and actor.
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Website
British Library

British Library: John Keats (1795 1821)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical note about John Keats, with links to information about several of his most famous poems ("Hyperion" and "Ode to a Nightingale," among them).
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Other

Fu Jen University: Mending Wall

For Students 9th - 10th
The Fu Jen University provides a series of questions about the details of Robert Frost's famous poem "Mending Wall." Don't miss the relevant links at the bottom of the page which include biographical information on Frost during the time...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Walt Whitman

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Not only for teachers. Explore the world of this famous writer when you visit the collection of links on Whitman at the Web English Teacher website.
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Curated OER

American Musician and Poet Stephen Collins Foster

For Students 9th - 10th
Although Foster is known as one of America's most famous folksong composers, his lyrics were very racist by today's standards. This article discusses the new lyrics given to his songs.
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Website
Other

Frost Friends: Robert Frost

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage provides a brief biography of Robert Frost and links to all of Frost's poems and quotes.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Poetry

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A learning module with twenty-one links to videos, images, and websites on poetry including information on poetry, figurative language, poetic devices, famous poems and poets, and more.

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