Curated OER
Read My Expression
Pupils create a facial expression in clay using slabs of clay and coils that convey a feeling inspired by a poem in this excellent cross-curricular lesson suitable for the Laqnguage Arts or Art classroom. National Standards met during...
Curated OER
Stamps of Approval for Women Journalists
Students research, explore and analyze the history of how American women journalists have influenced major social change in the nation and the world. They visit major institution's to examine the written legacies of Abigail Adams,...
Massachusetts Historical Society
Massachusetts Historical Society: Phillis Wheatley
Read a biography of Phillis Wheatley, along with poems and letters written by her.
Other
Oxford Aasc: African Americans in the Revoluionary War
A great display of paintings along with commentary about ten African Americans who were involved in the Revolutionary War era.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Spirit of Nationalism: Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley, an African-American slave, is featured for her neoclassical poetry of pre-nineteenth century America. Click on "Phillis Wheatley Activities" for more resources.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Phillis Wheatley
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a brief biography of Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784 CE), the first African-American to have a book of poetry published.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Phillis Wheatley
Brief biography of early American poet Wheatley, including helpful links and other additional titles about her.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Phillis Wheatley (1753 1784)
Discusses classroom issues and strategies, themes, historical perspectives and issues, significant form, style and artistic conventions, original audience and comparison with Wheatley's contemporaries.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: All American Girl
This lesson plan on Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and other women writers is designed to "enhance the Social Studies curriculum for fourth and fifth graders by providing information on the roles that women had during three areas in...
PBS
Africans in America: Phillis Wheatley
This website briefly describes the life of Phillis Wheatley, poetess and freed slave.
PBS
Pbs: Illustration for Phillis Wheatley
Describes how slave artisan Scipio Moorhead was commissioned to draw the likeness of Phillis Wheatley for her book of published poems.
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virginia: Elegy to Reverend and Dr. Samuel E. Cooper
The University of Virginia offers the e-text of Wheatley's poem "Elegy to Reverend and Dr. Samuel E. Cooper"
Library of Congress
Loc: A Voice of Her Own: Phillis Wheatley
The Library of Congress series biography of Phillis Wheatley also includes links to her selected writings.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Phillis Wheatley, Poet
A brief look at the fascinating life of African American poet, Phillis Wheatley. Provides two portraits, and a sample page from Wheatley's collection of poems.
CommonLit
Common Lit: To His Excellency, General Washington
A learning module that begins with "To His Excellency, General Washington" by Phillis Wheatley, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: On Being Brought From Africa to America
A learning module that begins with "On Being Brought from Africa to America" by Phillis Wheatley, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
Washington State University
Washington State University: American Authors: Phillis Wheatley
A bibliographical list of works by or about the African American poet Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784). Click on the links to take you to the works. The first link takes you to a directory of files containing Wheately poetry or questions...
Black Past
Black Past: Phillis Wheatley
This on-line encyclopedia article gives information about Phillis Wheatley, the Boston slave who surprised colonial America with her poetry. She was the first African-American woman to have her work published.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: On "A Letter From Phillis Wheatley"
Critical analysis of poet Robert Haden's "A Letter from Phillis Wheatley" from three different perspectives.
Other
Phillis Wheatley: Precursor of American Abolitionism
A discussion of the 18th century African American poet Phillis Wheatley and her influence on the abolition movement.
Other
Women in History: Phillis Wheatley
This fact sheet provides dates and details about the life and work of the poet Phillis Wheatley.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Phillis Wheatley
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Phillis Wheatley including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Wheatley is also provided.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield
The complete text of the poem "On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield. 1770" by Phillis Wheatley.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Thoughts on the Works of Providence
The complete text of the poem "Thoughts on the Works of Providence" by Phillis Wheatley.