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Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: Integration of Longfellow's Poetry Into American Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page offers a wide range of activities and lessons employing Longfellow's work, with an emphasis on the universality of much of his poetry.
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Other

On "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
Acclaimed literary critic Dana Gioia analyzes Longfellow's classic narrative poem, "Paul Revere's Ride," encouraging readers to see beyond the story into the rationale for the structure and style of the poem.
eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of "The Courtship of Miles Standish and Other Poems" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, originally published in 1859.
Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem in trochaic tetrameter relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the epic poem Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; it follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel.
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Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: Longfellow and the American Sonnet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The Cross of Snow" is examined in this lesson plan, which includes background information and discussion questions.
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Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: Longfellow and the Jewish Cemetery at Newport

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An exhibit about the Jewish cemetery in Longfellow's famous poem of the same name shows maps, photographs, and contemporary photographs.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Song of Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Verse Project provides this full text version of Longfellow's famous poem, "Song of Hiawatha.
eBook
University of Michigan

Making of America: Aftermath, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of Longfellow's collection of narrative poems Aftermath originally published in 1873. Includes "Tales of a Wayside Inn" and "Birds of Passage."
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Other

Lib.ru: Russian & World Poetry in Russian

For Students 9th - 10th
Large online collection of Russian and world poetry, in Russian. Includes classics by English language poets like Dante, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Frost, Eliot, Ginsburg and a few by Russian-American poets. Helpful support for the upper...
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Read Works

Read Works: "Paul Revere's Ride"

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the ride of Paul Revere. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Eclectic Esoterica: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a Longfellow poem quickly? Find an extensive collection here at Eclectic Esoterica, by title. Link to a biography, and familiar quotations attributed to the famous Brahmin poet.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Longfellow Album by William Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Longfellow Album by William Wadsworth Longfellow (1884), a collection of illustrated poems with blank pages for autographs.
Primary
Other

Maine Historical Society: "Haunted Houses" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Longfellow's frequently quoted poem about haunted houses.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Children's Hour

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Children's Hour" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: My Lost Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "My Lost Youth" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: Turn, Turn, My Wheel

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Turn, Turn, My Wheel" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Sounds of the Sonnet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Sound Experiments" drive this lesson plan. Sonnet analysis is accompanied by readings based on specific emotions. At this website, there are several links full-text sonnets by such authors as Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Longfellow, and...