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Famous Artist of the Month

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Feature one famous artist a month with a series of portraits, biographies, and examples of their gallery. With masters such as Augustus Rodin, Francisco Goya, and Michelangelo, the resource provides opportunities every month for kids to...
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The Happy Game: Famous African Americans

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Ten questions about famous African-Americans are presented in this interactive presentation. If a question is answered correctly, "Happy," the smiley face, is happy; if it is answered incorrectly, he is sad and sick. "Happy" will keep...
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Emily Dickinson

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
The expanded timeline of Emily Dickinson's life is displayed on these slides. A plethora of information is presented covering main events, Dickinson's limited relationships, and her poetry. The majority of the slides contain the text of...
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College of the Canyons

Free Verse

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Free verse poetry is often regarded as poetry without structure, but in reality, it is a poetic form that adheres to its own poet's thought and breath patterns. Delve into the rules and famous examples of free-verse poetry with a short...
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Rap Poetry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
If you're looking to tie rap music into poetry writing, this would be a good presentation to use as you kick off your mini-unit. Learners are given a brief, but descriptive, history of rap music and rap poetry. The slides include...
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William Shakespeare: "The Bard"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Blanket, gossip, assassination, champion, generous. What do these words have in common? They were all coined by Shakespeare (or was it Shackespe, Shaxberrd, or Shake-Speare?) and are still in use today. Fustilarian, trundletail,...
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Wharton County Community College

Byron, Shelley, & Keats (Later Romantics) Presentation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Rock stars are cool, but not as cool as the ones from the nineteenth century Romantic Movement. Present critical biographical information on the big three, Byron, Shelly, and Keats, before you dive into analysis of their major...
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University of Oxford (UK)

First World War Poetry Digital Archive: Wilfred Owen Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Wilfred Owen, truly a war poet, as he had written no poetry before the war. Read how his friendships with other famous poets led to the development of his own writing. Included are hyperlinks to his poems and...
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Bartleby.com: Cavalier Lyrists: Thomas Carew

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth biography of cavalier poet Thomas Carew. It mentions his heritage, up-bringing, education, career at court, and his death. As well as providing a wealth of information on Carew, this site also includes several of his most...
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Black Past

Black Past: Cullen, Countee

For Students 9th - 10th
The brief encyclopedia article tells about Countee Cullen, famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Dante Alighieri

For Students 2nd - 7th
History of the life and work of intellect, Dante Alighieri, a famous poet who wrote in Italian vernacular and made poetry accessible to more than just the elite classes during the late Medieval period. Includes links to resources for...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
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Shadow Poetry: Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
What type of poetry did Emily Dickinson (1830-1886 CE) write? Explore this informative website to learn more about this famous author. Includes text of twelve of her poems.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the most picturesque characters in computer history. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, she was raised to be a mathematician and scientist and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Augusta Ada King

For Students 9th - 10th
Augusta Ada King, countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), the Lady Lovelace, was, in addition to being the daughter of the poet Lord Byron, an accomplished mathematician and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
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Sdsc: Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace

For Students 9th - 10th
Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace (1815-1852), was one of the most picturesque characters in computer history. The daughter of the poet Lord Byron, she was raised to be a mathematician and scientist and contributed to the work of Charles Babbage.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Selected Quotes of John Milton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains selected quotes from famous literary works of the English poet, John Milton.
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Bartleby.com: Familiar Quotations From Sir John Suckling

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has ten famous quotes from Sir John Suckling's plays and poems are featured here.
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Geoffrey Chaucer

For Students 2nd - 7th Standards
History of the famous 14th Century English poet and bureucrat, Geoffrey Chaucer, who wrote the well known, Canterbury Tales. Includes teacher resources.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: William Shakespeare Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Useful biographical information, career, plays, and interesting facts about William Shakespeare, famous playwright, poet, and actor.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Aime Cesaire

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Aime Cesaire, a Martinican poet, playwright, and politician, who was cofounder with Leopold Sedar Senghor of Negritude, an influential movement to restore the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Dennis Brutus

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Dennis Brutus, a poet whose works centre on his sufferings and those of his fellow blacks in South Africa. This site, rich in detail and breadth of coverage,...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Adah Isaacs Menken

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Adah Isaacs Menken, an American actress and poet widely celebrated for her daring act of appearing (seemingly) naked, strapped to a running horse.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Alice Dunbar Nelson

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Alice Dunbar Nelson, a novelist, poet, essayist, and critic associated with the early period of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s.

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