Academy of American Poets
We Sing America
Pair 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...
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...
Other
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.
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.
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.
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 learners to compose their own pieces about the school community. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
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...
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.
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.
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.