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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine Whitman's artistic practice. They compose poetry modeled on the poet's characteristic method of using the notebooks as a source of the personal experience and universal themes explored in his poems. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore Walt Whitman and about poetry. Most importantly, it teach them that poetry is something anyone can write and encourage them to tell the story of their own community in verse Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read various poetic works of Walt Whitman and Langston Hughs. They discuss the effect of early photography as it relates to Whitman's poetry. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the Penny Press and how it began the era of mass circulated newspapers. They use the internet to research the writing style of the paper and write a short article using that style. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students 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. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students view and read Internet sites relating to Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg. They answer questions comparing two pieces of literature to one another. They use a word processor in the computer lab to write the answers to their questions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and identify three types of figurative language. They read and analyze "My Father's Body" by Christopher Buckley and "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman, identify the elements of figurative and descriptive language, and write an original poem or short biography. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use guiding questions to provide context for the completing of various activities to research the poetry of Walt Whitman. The students take the knowledge of this lesson and use it in order to compose a personal poem. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students read Adam Gopnik's "Olmsted's Trip" and Walt Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry". They examine similarities between the works of Frederick Law Olmsted and Walt Whitman. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the subtle shift from romanticism to realism in American literature in the post-Civil War period. After an introduction to the period, they work in groups to research various authors, such as Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Mark Twain. Included in their presentations are timelines and book covers for their author biographies. Full Review »
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