Eserver
E Server: Poetry Collection: Shakespeare: Sonnet 46
The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 46.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Dulce Et Decorum Est
A learning module that begins with the poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: In Flanders Fields
A learning module that begins with the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Ballad of Abraham Lincoln by Bayard Taylor
This is an online photocopy of the original children's book The Ballad of Abraham Lincoln by Bayard Taylor (1884), an illustrated poem about Abraham Lincoln.
First World War
First World war.com: Prose & Poetry Siegfried Sassoon
This brief biography of Sassoon (1886-1967 CE) includes some thoughts about his work and his connection to other writers of the time.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About Sharecropping
Three articles about the effects of sharecropping, a farming system that became prevalent after the Civil War for blacks and whites.
First World War
Prose & Poetry: Rupert Brooke
A brief biography and look at Brooke's (1887-1915 CE) life and works, including some references to print sources as well.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Fairies and Fusiliers by Robert Graves
This collection of Graves' work focuses primarily on his war poetry. The text of each poem is provided, but there is no accompanying commentary.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Iliad (Prose) by Homer
This is the full text of a prose version of the Greek epic poem The Iliad by Homer. It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the Trojan War.
Other
The Confederation Poets: Frederick George Scott (1861 1944)
A collection of primary texts by Confederation poet Frederick George Scott, author of "The Soul's Quest and Other Poems," "In the Battle Silences: Poems Written at the Front," and "The Great War as I Saw It."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: Background: Geoffrey Chaucer
This page provides background on Geoffrey Chaucer including his connections to royal society, his life, and his works. It provides links to his biography, Caxton's Chaucer, the One Hundred Years War (which Chaucer fought in), King Edward...
Library of Congress
Loc: Voices From Afghanistan
A beautiful exhibition reminds us of the extraordinary conditions that ordinary citizens must endure during times of war and conflict. Teachers write of their concerns, students write of bitter cold, citizens request food and aid. There...
Other
Uss Constitution Museum: All Hands on Deck!
This thematic unit uses USS Constitution (nicknamed 'Old Ironsides') as a vehicle to explore a wide range of disciplines including language arts, reading, math, science, art, and social studies. Skills covered in the unit include...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits
This unit delves into American modernist literature which introduced itself between World War I and World War II, including authors Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Explore the site for a video on demand,...
Other
Study Guide for Iliad: Books 1 4
This overview of the earliest sections of the Iliad, followed by study questions, guides the reader through the most important themes of the epic. Provides links to information regarding all the books.
Other
Usps: Charles W. Chesnutt: Dreamweaver
Celebrate Black Heritage Month by studying this Dreamweaver who used his talents as a teacher, writer, speaker, and activist to persuade people to share his passion for a world in which all people are treated equally. Write poems,...
Curated OER
Alfred Lord Tennyson
In 2003, NPR's Weekend Edition presented a series of reports based on readings of war poetry ranging from the Iliad to World War I reflections. Listen to the readings, including a recording of Alfred, Lord Tennyson reading "The Charge of...
Curated OER
Wilfred Owen
In 2003, NPR's Weekend Edition presented a series of reports based on readings of war poetry ranging from the Iliad to World War I reflections. Listen to the readings, including a recording of Alfred, Lord Tennyson reading "The Charge of...
A&E Television
History.com: The Wwi Origins of the Poppy as a Remembrance Symbol
The Remembrance Day symbolism of the poppy started with a poem written by a World War I brigade surgeon who was struck by the sight of the red flowers growing on a ravaged battlefield. From the devastated landscape of the battlefields,...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: Dulce Et Decorum Est
'Dulce et Decorum Est' is a poem by the British poet Wilfred Owen, drafted at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh in 1917. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Poesia Espanola Contemporanea
This portal is focused on Spanish poetry of the period between the Civil War and the present.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: The b.e.f. Times
While in the trenches during WWI, soldiers began to produce their own magazines. The best known of these was the Wipers Times, later renamed the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) Times. It was printed on a printing press salvaged from...
Curated OER
Stalag Luft I World War Ii Prisoner of War Camp by Paul Canin
A great site which contains many stories about American POWs held at Stalag Luft 1 camp in Barth, Germany during World War 2. Examples include artwork and poetry done by the prisoners.
Curated OER
Dad's World War Ii Prisoner of War Photo Taken at Dulag Luft
A great site which contains many stories about American POWs held at Stalag Luft 1 camp in Barth, Germany during World War 2. Examples include artwork and poetry done by the prisoners.
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