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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: The Tyger

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from William Blake, "I Often Passed the Village", is provided on this site and comes from Songs of Experience. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Activity
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: To the Evening Star

For Students 9th - 10th
"To the Evening Star", a poem written by William Blake, is provided on this site.Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Stephanie Chan and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: "The Echoing Green"

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by William Blake about spring. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Echoing Green

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Echoing Green" by William Blake, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Tyger

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Tyger" by William Blake, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Lesson Plan
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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Graphic
Curated OER

Title Page: Illustration From William Blake's the Book of Urizen.

For Students 9th - 10th
Handwritten letters, published art and poetry, and other artifacts are part of this digital exhibit.
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Website
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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Website
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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Website
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...