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The Lovers' Whirlwind, Francesca Da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Lovers' Whirlwind, Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta", created by William Blake from 1824-27 (Pen and ink and watercolour, 374 x 530 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Oberon, Titania and Puck With Dancing Fairies

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Oberon, Titania and Puck with Dancing Fairies", created by William Blake, c. 1786 (Pencil and watercolour on paper, 475 x 675 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Hecate or the Three Fates

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Hecate or the Three Fates", created by William Blake, c. 1795 (Pen and ink with watercolour, 439 x 581 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Resurrection

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Resurrection", created by William Blake, c. 1805 (Pen, ink, watercolour, 412 x 300 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Elisha in the Chamber on the Wall

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Elisha in the Chamber on the Wall", created by William Blake, c. 1820 (Sepia wash over pencil, 243 x 210 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Lear Grasping a Sword

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Lear Grasping a Sword", created by William Blake, c.1780 (Pen and watercolor on paper, 94 x 77 mm).
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: John Milton

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of John Milton. Includes information on his famous epic poem, PARADISE LOST, as well as links to William Blake, Percy Shelley, Alexander Pope, John Keats, Lord Byron, and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 23: The Poetry of Jim Morrison

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity is designed to help learners recognize how lyrics by the rock-poet Jim Morrison connect with themes from diverse and respected traditional works. While William Blake's influence on Morrison is often noted,...
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site features a lesson plan for William Steig's "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble." Come and check out this creative activity.
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Other

City of London Festival: George Bridgetower Art, Liberty & Slavery 1807

For Students 3rd - 8th
A detailed look at George Bridgetower and his connection to many artists, writers, and musicians. All had a tie to the anti-slavery movement.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an encyclopedia article which defines the period of Romanticism from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. It describes the characteristics of Romanticism in general and in literature, visual arts, and music.
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Milton: Crime & Punishment in Paradise Lost

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through exploring characterization and setting in Paradise Lost, students will reflect on how transgressive actions and their consequences are presented, with particular reference to Books I, II, IX, and X. Included in this instructional...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Creation Accounts and Depictions

For Students 9th - 10th
Creation stories, myths and art from around the world are presented in this exhibit from the Library of Congress. Each item is briefly described.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: English Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th
This webite on English Romanticism by Elizabeth Whitney focuses on the Romantic period including defining Romanticism, the history and politics, the Romantic poets, visual arts, and music. It also offers a link to the radio program "The...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th
What inspired the iconic poetry of the Romantic period, and how did the Romantic poets portray landscape, class, radicalism, and the sublime? Find out from this collection of articles.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: W. H. Auden

For Students 9th - 10th
This Academy of American Poets webpage provides, in addition to a short overview of his life, a selected bibliography as well as hyperlinks to a number of Auden's poems such as "On the Circuit" (read by the author), "Lullaby," and "The...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas

For Students 9th - 10th
In the mid-1800s, a French sailor is unjustly imprisoned for fourteen years. He escapes, finds a fortune, and seeks revenge on the those who put him in prison. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with "The Count of Monte...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature:romantics &Victorians Power and Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
From the radicalism of the Romantic poets to the violent suppression of protests, the 18th and 19th centuries were peppered with incidents of political upheaval. Read how power and politics feature centrally in some of the period's great...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature:romantics&victorians Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
These articles research how writers responded to the social inequalities of Victorian society.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature:romantics & Victorians Reading and Print

For Students 9th - 10th
How did rising literacy rates, libraries, and new technologies influence literature and reading habits during the Romantic and Victorian periods? These resources answer this question.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Childhood

For Students 9th - 10th
These articles research how childhood was depicted in the literature of the 18th and 19th century, and how perceptions of childhood were different from those of today.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the major works of several English Romantic poets, including William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Lord Byron, and John Keats. Includes links to some works by William Blake.
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John Keats

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists the major works of several English Romantic poets, including William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Lord Byron, and John Keats. Includes links to some works by William Blake.
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Urizen as the Creator of the Material World

For Students 9th - 10th
Creation stories, myths and art from around the world are presented in this exhibit from the Library of Congress. Each item is briefly described.

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