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Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Man of the Dargle" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site offers the text and the audio of "There Was an Old Man of the Dargle" by Edward Lear.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Edward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense: A Little Nonsense

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Edward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense: A Little Nonsense. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Handout
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource provides a brief biographical overview of Edward Lear including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Lear is also provided.
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Repeat After Us: "There Was a Young Lady of Portugal" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This is the text for a limerick entitled "There was a Young Lady of Portugal" by Edward Lear.
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Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Man of Corfu" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site features the text and audio of the poem "There Was an Old Man of Corfu" by Edward Lear.
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Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Man of Hong Kong" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was an Old Man of Hong Kong" by Edward Lear.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: More Nonsense by Edward Lear

For Students 2nd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book More Nonsense by Edward Lear (1888), a book of illustrated nonsense limerick poems.
Primary
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Repeat After Us: "There Was a Young Lady of Parma" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site offers the text and the audio of the limerick "There Was a Young Lady of Parma" by Edward Lear.
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Repeat After Us: "There Was a Young Lady Whose Chin" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was a Young Lady Whose Chin" by Edward Lear. You can listen to the limerick online or download it.
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Repeat After Us: "There Was a Young Lady Whose Eyes" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was a Young Lady Whose Eyes" by Edward Lear. You can listen to the poem online or download it.
Primary
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Repeat After Us: "There Was a Young Lady Whose Nose" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was a Young Lady Whose Nose" by Edward Lear. You can listen to this poem online or download it.
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Repeat After Us: "There Was a Young Person of Bantry" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was a Young Person of Bantry" by Edward Lear. You can listen to the poem online or download it.
Primary
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Repeat After Us: "There Was a Young Person of Crete" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site offers the text and the audio of the poem "There Was a Young Person of Crete" by Edward Lear.
Primary
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Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Lady of France" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was an Old Lady of France" by Edward Lear.
Primary
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Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Lady Whose Folly" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was an Old Lady Whose Folly" by Edward Lear. You can listen to it online or download it.
Primary
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Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Man at a Junction" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was an Old Man at a Junction" by Edward Lear.
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Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Man in a Barge" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was an Old Man in a Barge" by Edward Lear. You can listen to the poem online or download it.
Primary
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Repeat After Us: "There Was an Old Man in a Marsh" by Edward Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text and audio of the poem "There Was an Old Man in a Marsh" by Edward Lear. You can listen to it online or download it.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Lear's Book of Nonsense

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Lear's Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear, a book of children's poetry.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: There Once Was...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Part 2 of this tutorial on limerick writing demonstrates the importance of form (meter and rhyme) in limerick poetry using the exemplary and amusing work of Edward Lear.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets by Edward Lear, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Book of Nonsense

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear, a book of poetry for children.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: A Book of Nonsense

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Edward Lear's A Book Of Nonsense has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Representation & Diversity on Stage/screen: Raul Julia: The World's a Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
Despite Raul Julia's talents, opportunities for Latinx actors in the United States in the 1960's were scarce. In this series of two videos from the American Masters film Raul Julia: The World's a Stage, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos...

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