What are the strengths and weaknesses of American individualism and independence? Explore these principles through a close reading of Jack London's To Build a Fire, and engage in high-level discussion with your class by analyzing the...

Combining a close reading of a classic American text with the study of history can be a very powerful strategy, and this is most certainly the case with this resource using Edward Everett Hale's The Man without a Country. Consider themes...

Even for one of the most accomplished men in American history, there was room for improvement. Challenge high schoolers to use Benjamin Franklin's Project for Moral Perfection to analyze text, make inferences, connect to historical...

Middle schoolers explore and evaluate poetry. In small groups, they read and summarize poems, complete a handout, create and perform a dramatization of a poem, and write a journal entry in response to their performance.

In this Maine worksheet, students read ten words that pertain to well-known people or places in the state of Maine. Students put the words in alphabetical order.

Young scholars examine The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. In this visual arts lesson, students study the historical significance of the event as they examine the Grant Wood painting and primary sources regarding the event.

High schoolers are able to define given literary terms, such as metaphor, simile, imagery, personification, symbolism, etc. They are able to identify the use of literary elements in a given text. Students are able to interpret weather...

For this Maine fun facts activity, learners respond to 10 multiple choice questions that exhibit the knowledge they have regarding the state.

Students explore a variety of poetry and poetry concepts. They examine figurative language, mood, and literary devices. The students write and recite their own poetry.

Fourth graders demonstrate and evaluate the six traits of writing. They read and identify good writing and bad writing, utilize a rubric to self-evaluate their own writing, participate in a Reader's Theater, and publish a class book.

Students examine historical fiction as historical sources. In this historical fiction lesson plan, students analyze excerpts from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as well as Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the...

In this calendar coloring activity, students color pictures on a February 2010 calendar and answer 1 question given on the calendar. Worksheet is part of a site with additional links, there are 12 calendars total.

In this literacy learning exercise, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.

Students study the Acadian Diaspora of 1755. They read the Acadian Diaspora and discuss the readability, characters, cultures, and psychology of the storyline. They write a reaction paper of journal entry and share and discuss them...

Students explore children's literature by reading biographies in class. In this history analysis lesson, students read books written by Jean Fritz about the Revolutionary War and discuss the events that led up to the critical moment....

This website offers much information about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Click on the topics to learn about his life, works, lesson plans, and related links.

This is the text of the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

This is the full text of the 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem in trochaic tetrameter relates the fictional adventures of an Ojibwe warrior named Hiawatha and the tragedy of his love for...

This is the full text of the epic poem Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; it follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel.

The life of American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is briefly highlighted on this site from the Library of Congress. Features a portrait of Longfellow, as well as two photos of his homes in Massachusetts and Maine.

Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Longfellow is also provided.

Acclaimed literary critic Dana Gioia analyzes Longfellow's classic narrative poem, "Paul Revere's Ride," encouraging readers to see beyond the story into the rationale for the structure and style of the poem.

This Bibliomania.com site a biography of the 19th century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). Discusses his parents, early youth, education, literary ambitions, years of travel and study, Harvard tenure, love for...

A learning module that begins with the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" 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...