CommonLit
Common Lit: The Children's Hour
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...
University of Pittsburgh
U. Of Pittsburgh: "The Skeleton in Armor" Text & Notes
From the Norse Ballads of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow website at the University of Pittsburgh, this web page contains the text of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Skeleton in Armor" and editor's in-text notes. Also includes...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: My Lost Youth
This Bibliomania.com site provides the full text to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, My Lost Youth.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow Amongst His Contemporaries: The Ship of State Dbq
Using a number of primary source documents, students will assess the validity of a claim. Practice for testing that includes DBQs, and for critical thinking, close reading skills.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Wadsworth Longfellow House
Home of Revolutionary War General Peleg Wadsworth, it was the childhood home of his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry W. Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 - March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante...
Vroma Project
Cambridge History of Eng. And Am. Literature: Longfellow at Harvard
Examines Longfellow's position at Harvard, his dissatisfaction with the academic life, and his second marriage. Includes a discussion of one of Longfellow's best-known poems, "A Psalm of Life."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Longfellow at Bowdoin College
Detailed information about Longfellow's years at Bowdoin College, his post-graduate studies in Europe, and his marriage to Mary Storer Potter.
TES Global
Blendspace: American Literature Early Poets
A learning module with twenty-one links to texts, websites, videos, and quizzes on early American poets including Anne Bradstreet, William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Edgar Allen Poe.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: A Psalm of Life
Full text of Longfellow's poem, "A Psalm of Life."
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: The Acadian Diaspora
Take a fresh look at the Longfellow classic "Evangeline" in its historical context, with a look at a number of primary sources, and a connection with "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood."
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807-1882) American poet
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The subject of this sketch was the most popular of American poets. -The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Sounds of the Sonnet
"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...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Simonds History of American Literature
This site presents the full text of the "Simonds History of American Literature." This detailed reference book explores the literature in early colonial times, the eighteenth century, the beginning of the nineteenth century, the New...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Longfellow House
This 1759 Georgian house was used by George Washington as his residence during the 1775-76 Siege of Boston. In the 19th century it was purchased for poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-82) by his father-in-law, and is where Longfellow...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Transcendentalism, an American Philosophy
A good look at the first major American philosophy, transcendentalism. Read about the ideas that transcendentalists believed, and find out the members of the Transcendental Club. Many American authors of the time espoused the ideals of...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Chaucer: Introduction: Giovanni Boccaccio's the Decameron
This lesson focuses on Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron, the Italian precursor to The Canterbury Tales, from which Chaucer drew heavily. It provides links to a Chaucer and Boccaccio essay, the tale "Fedrigo's Falcon," and questions...
Read Works
Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Paul Revere's Ride
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Paul Revere's ride and the beginning of the Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Paul Revere Heritage Project
A compilation of information about Paul Revere, his role in colonial America and the beginnings of the American Revolution, popular myths about his famous ride, and an interactive map. Read primary source documents, see pictures of...
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: How 19th Century Artists Viewed the Separation of Civilization and Nature
Combining art and literature, this instructional activity takes a look at how artists drew the line between civilization and wilderness in 19th century America.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: A Brief Guide to the Fireside Poets
Concise explanation of the term "Fireside poets" (also called the "schoolroom" or "household" poets). It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement, and it discusses many of the important figures including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,...
Digital History
Digital History: Creating a Distinctly American Culture
Truly American literature based on American legend, native scenes, and American culture began to find a place in the 1820s. Read about three of the American writers that introduced American literature to a reading public.