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I Hear America Singing: Whitman and the Music of His Time
This I Hear America Singing site describes Whitman's views on music, the influence it had on his work, and a discussion of music in Whitman's time.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: E Text/i Hear America Singing
This site provides the online text for "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman.
CommonLit
Common Lit: I Hear America Singing
A learning module that begins with the poem "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Library of Congress
Loc: Commentary on "I Hear America Singing"
On this site learn more about "I Hear America Singing" and listen to a recording of it being read by Billy Collins.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Walt Whitman as a Model Poet ?I Hear My School Singing?
Contains plans for two lessons that use Walt Whitman's "I Hear America Singing" as a model for students to compose their own pieces about the school community. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Poetry: Varying Views of America
Lesson allows students to examine the various views of American perspective through studying three poems by diverse poets: "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman, "I, Too, Sing America" by Langston Hughes, and "On the Pulse of Morning"...
Library of Congress
Loc: Patriotic Melodies
The Library of Congress site profiles 26 American patriotic songs with commentary, supporting visual material, and recordings of "America the Beautiful," "Fanfare for the Common Man" and the like.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Writing Poetry Like Pros
By looking to examples of popular poetry in a variety of forms, students learn to analyze, appreciate, and synthesize poetry in the classroom. "Writing Poetry Like Pros" provides several links to poetry texts and suggestions for creating...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Walt Whitman to Langston Hughes: Poems for a Democracy
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Walt Whitman to Langston Hughes: Poems for a Democracy." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Repetition
Explains the role of repetition in poetry. Gives several examples of poems that use repetition as a literary device.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Walt Whitman
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Walt Whitman including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Whitman is also provided.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The Renaissance
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is The Renaissance.