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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 20th Century and Modern Poetry: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on World War I and war poetry that resulted from the disillusionment and cynicism due to the high casualties and devastation. It features links to the Causes of World War...
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Handout
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Wilfred Owen Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Wilfred Owen, truly a war poet, as he had written no poetry before the war. Read how his friendships with other famous poets led to the development of his own writing. Included are hyperlinks to his poems and...
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Website
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Vera Brittain Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Although she did write some poetry, Vera Brittain's most important literary work was a memoir about her experiences as a nurse during World War I. Read about her life during World War I and her actions towards world peace afterward.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 20th Century and Modern Poetry: Siegfried Sassoon

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson is part of a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry and focuses on Siegfried Sassoon and his realistic "trench poems" about the agonies of war. It provides links to "The Importance of Siegfried Sassoon," an article which...
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Website
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Isaac Rosenberg Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biography of World War I poet, Isaac Rosenberg, who was able to publish poems he wrote from the trenches. Included are hyperlinks to his works, letters, and other resources.
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Activity
University of Maryland

British War Poetry in the Age of Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This annotated collection of poems focuses on the theme of war in the late 1700s. Good for an interdisciplinary look at British history or for a literary exploration of war as a theme.
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Unit Plan
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: The Literature of War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eight day war poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets designed for tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade students. Originally part of a larger class on the literature of war, this unit contains an overview of the past and...
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Website
University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Edward Thomas Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A wistful biography of Edward Thomas, a poet before World War I, who wrote poetry and many letters during his time in the British Army before his death in France. Find hyperlinks to his works and copies of his manuscripts.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Randall Jarrell 1914 1965

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful source on Randall Jarrell. There is an extensive biography, plus excerpts of letters Jarrell wrote about army life during WWII. Critics discuss Jarrell's following works: "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner", "2nd Air...
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Lesson Plan
Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: Thomas Hardy's Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This study guide for advanced students explores the poetry of the English novelist Thomas Hardy (Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure).
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Lesson Plan
New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Conflict and War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson requires three writing assignments on the topic or war or conflict: 1. Once familiar with the language, types, rhyme and metre used in poetry, young scholars then write their own. They are given a selection of types to write,...
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Website
Other

China the Beautiful: Classical Chinese Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of Chinese poems in Chinese, with English translations for many. Some also include audio. Include classical and more contemporary poets. Search a list of poets or browse by period. There are also a few topical...
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eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of this literary work is available to download or read online in multiple digital formats. Includes an introduction, a biographical note and an appendix of poems about or to Rupert Brooke.
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eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Poems Relating to the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Although he was not, strictly speaking, a combatant in the American Revolution, Philip Freneau (1752-1832 CE) nevertheless spent time on a prison ship in New York Harbor. Some of the poems in this volume speak to that experience.
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eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Poems by Wilfred Owen

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Wilfred Owen's (1893-1918 CE) Poems where he recounts his experiences as an infantry soldier.
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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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eBook
University of Michigan

Making of America: War Lyrics and Other Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan offers the full text of "War-lyrics and Other Poems," which was written by a Union sailor and dedicated to former commander, Vice-Admiral David G. Farragut. Users are able to read the text in its entirety, or...
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eBook
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: World War I English Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Forham University provides information and text of the some of the poetry that was written by English poets during the first world war.
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Website
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Rupert Brooke

For Students 9th - 10th
The site offers a brief biography of Brooke with a bibliography of his works. Of particular interest are the full texts of his "1914" poems: e.g., "Peace," "The Dead," and "Heaven."
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Primary
University of North Carolina

Documenting the American South: John Hill Hewitt, "War"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This gives the history of the Civil War from its beginning to the Battle of Richmond in poetic verse written by John Hill Hewitt (1801-1890 CE). The introduction firmly establishes the sourthern sympathies of the writer.
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Graphic
Emory University

Beck Center: The Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site that looks at World War I from a very personal level by looking at the post cards of the countries involved in the war as well as a site for World War I poetry. Hyperlinks help you navigate the extensive information.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning:20th Century and Modern Poetry: Ww Ii: Sir Winston Churchill

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on Sir Winston Churchill and his award-winning speeches during WW II. It features links to a brief history "England in World War II," a Winston Churchill biography, a list...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 20th Century and Modern Poetry: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to 20th Century and Modern Poetry. It focuses on disillusionment in British attitudes, World War I's influence on the literature, changing role of women in British society, and major writers of the time and their...
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Online Course
Yale University

Open Yale Courses: Modern Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-five lectures from Yale course, ENGL 310: Modern Poetry, with a syllabus, handouts, reading assignments, activities, and a final exam study guide. Lectures are available as text transcripts, audio, and video. Poets and topics...

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