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\nTeach This Poem: “As I Walk These Broad Majestic Days” by Walt Whitman\n

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\nWalt Whitman's poem \"As I Walk These Broad Majestic Days\" offers scholars an opportunity to practice their noticing skills. They first examine a postcard of the Newport News Shipyard listing things they notice about the image and how...\n
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\nLife, Death, Dirt, & Walt Whitman\n

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\nWalt Whitman was a composter? Certainly the cycle of life and death he describes in \"Leaves of Grass\" parallels the processes going on in a compose pile. The interdisciplinary approach detailed here could be used to foster a deeper...\n
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\nWalt Whitman to Langston Hughes: Poems for a Democracy\n

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\nExplore the idea of democratic poetry. Upper graders read Walt Whitman, examining daguerreotypes, and compare Whitman to Langston Hughes. They describe aspects of Whitman's I Hear America Singing to Langston Hughes' Let America Be...\n
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\nElegy for Lincoln: Walt Whitman’s Poem\n

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\nWalt Whitman's \"O Captain! My Captain!\" is one of the most famous and emotional tributes to Abraham Lincoln. Guide readers through the evocative elegy with a reading comprehension instructional activity, complete with the poem's...\n
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\nWalt Whitman: Journalist and Poet\n

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\nCan you love something so much you want to change it? Young patriots investigate Walt Whitman's love of America—and his suggestions to improve it—using primary sources as well as video evidence. Scholars research American issues of the...\n
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\nTeach This Poem: \"Election Day, November, 1884\" by Walt Whitman\n

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\nTo begin a study of Walt Whitman's poem, \"Election Day, November 1884,\" learners first call out a word or two that describes their reaction to the recent presidential election. They then read an encyclopedia entry about the Presidential...\n
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\nEvery Atom: Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”\n

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\nDiscussion questions for Walt Whitman's \"Son of Myself\" ask class members to reflect on the beauty that can be found in labor, the sense of identity that transcends divisions, and on the many riddles in Whitman's poem. ...\n
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\nThe Media and the War: The Penny Press, Walt Whitman and the War\n

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\nThe Mexican-American war marked a significant moment in United States history, as well as in the history of American media. The mid-nineteenth century saw the introduction of the Penny Press, which provided many American citizens with...\n
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\nNew American Poetry-Whitman & Dickinson\n

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\nIn this poetry unit learning exercise packet, students complete several activities designed to review key poetry concepts. All worksheets focus on a comparison of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Students respond to poems, complete...\n
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\nA Poetic Experiment: Walt Whitman, Interpreted by Three Animators\n

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\nThree animators provide different visual interpretations of Walt Whitman's \"A Noiseless Patient Spider.\" What a great way to generate a discussion of interpretation, mood, and tone.\n
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\nWalt Whitman: From Song of Myself\n

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\nLooking for a resource that models how to read and analyze a poem? Check out this packet that uses sections of Walt Whitman's \"Song of Myself\" to demonstrate how to paraphrase, note literary elements, and identify the poet's inferences.\n
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\n\"O Captain! My Captain!\" \n

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\nWho was Walt Whitman, and what link does he have to president Abraham Lincoln?  After Lincoln's assassination, Whitman wrote \"O Captain! My Captain!\" This poem and \"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd\" are the focus of...\n
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\nDiscovering Walt Whitman’s Timeless Poetry\n

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\nExplore the work of the great American poet Walt Whitman in your classroom.\n
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\nWe Sing America\n

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\nPair the famous poems \"I Hear America Singing,\" by Walt Whitman, and \"I, Too, Sing America,\" by Langston Hughes, with a more recent poem by Elizabeth Alexander called \"Praise Song for the Day\" to demonstrate a theme and introduce your...\n
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\nWhitman and the American ‘Romantic’ Nature\n

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\nPupils read a short biography of Walt Whitman and a portion of Whitman's epic poem \"Song of Myself.\" Readers then respond to a series of comprehension questions.\n
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\nLeaves of Grass by Walt Whitman\n

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\nFor this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Students may submit their answers to be scored.\n
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\nEarly American Poets\n

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\nThe poems of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are the focus of a unit that asks readers to consider how an artist's life and changes in society influences his or her work. After careful study of Whitman's and Dickinson's perspectives on...\n
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\nTo Walt Whitman\n

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\nStudents examine the poem To Walt Whitman by Angela de Hoyos. They divide into groups. Each group creates a poem written from one of two perspectives: to Walt Whitman or to de Hoyos from Whitman.\n
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\nSpiders, Spiders, Everywhere: Poetry Analysis - Theme And Metaphor\n

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\nWalt Whitman's poem \"A Noiseless Patient Spider\" provides high schoolers an opportunity to reflect on the importance of perseverance and fortitude. After drafting a Quick Write about a time they tried and tried again to accomplish...\n
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\nUsing Walt Whitman¿¿¿s Poem ¿¿¿Leaves of Grass¿¿¿ And Takamri¿¿¿s Girl And Boy As Inspiration for Writing a Celebration of Self\n

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\nYoung scholars read and analyze Walt Whitman's poem, \"Leaves of Grass.\" They compare/contrast Whitman's style to artist Takamori's style, and write an original poem about their childhood and fond memories.\n
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\nAn Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning with Walt Whitman\n

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\nUse poetry as a mode for creating interest and cross discipline learning.\n
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\nLongfellow's \"The Village Blacksmith\" and Whitman's \"Song of Myself\"\n

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\nAlthough the work Americans do has changed over time, the plight of the American worker has largely remained the same. Facilitate a class discussion aboutAmerican workers using Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's \"The Village Blacksmith\" and...\n
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\n7th Grade Poetry: Ode Poem\n

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\nWalt Whitman's \"Captain, My Captain\" and Robert Frost's \"The Road Not Taken\" provide seventh graders with examples of odes. After reading and discussing these and other examples, young poets craft an ode and respond to the ode of a...\n
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\nAllusion (English III Reading)\n

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\nAn interactive lesson introduces readers to allusions, the literary device writers use to add depth to their work. Users record notes on the provided graphic organizer as they identify the allusions in poems by Walt Whitman, Langston...\n
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