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Library of Congress

Loc: Commentary on "I Hear America Singing"

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site learn more about "I Hear America Singing" and listen to a recording of it being read by Billy Collins.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Transcendentalism, an American Philosophy

For Students 5th - 8th
A good look at the first major American philosophy, transcendentalism. Read about the ideas that transcendentalists believed, and find out the members of the Transcendental Club. Many American authors of the time espoused the ideals of...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts: Free Verse

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses free verse including defining it and discussing its beginning.
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Curated OER

Alfred Lord Tennyson

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Wilfred Owen

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Machinery Hall

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem by Walt Whitman and the on-line catalog of the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition that celebrate the growth, power, and expansion of the nation.
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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Heath Anthology of American Literature offers a look at classroom issues, strategies, themes, comparisons, and other criteria for teaching this William Cullen Bryant and his poetry to students.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Artistic and Literary Trends

For Students 5th - 8th
The arts blossomed in the Gilded Age, aided by the wealth of the business tycoons. Read about the artists who flourished at the time, along with the realism in literature that ranged from poetry to novels.

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