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Classic Reader: Authors: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This site features the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow including a biography and the full text of two epic poems Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Learn more about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work when you visit this resource. This site features links to information on his life and work.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: The Birth of an American Hero: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride"
Compare the heroic archetype with Longfellow's famous narration of Revere's ride in this lesson. The plan includes a lengthy list of relevant web resources, as well as the text of the poem and suggested activities.
Maine Historical Society
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: An American Studies Approach for Middle School
The details of Longfellow's life, and the influence of his "Paul Revere's Ride" are explored in this lesson. Extensive materials, links and background information are strengths of this site.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Longfellow: Poetry
Guide to the poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, including historical context, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study with discussion activities, homework assignments, and essay topics.
Auburn University
Auburn University: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Biography
Auburn University provides a biography of the life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Discusses his major themes and poetic style, and analyzes the reasons for the popularity of his work. Contains brief quotations from Longfellow's writings...
University of Michigan
American Verse Project: Song of Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The American Verse Project provides this full text version of Longfellow's famous poem, "Song of Hiawatha.
University of Michigan
Making of America: Aftermath, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This is the full text of Longfellow's collection of narrative poems Aftermath originally published in 1873. Includes "Tales of a Wayside Inn" and "Birds of Passage."
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Collection of Plans for Middle School Students
This collection of plans is designed for 7th grade, and includes interdisciplinary ideas for use in the classroom. Also included are student handouts and copies of the poems.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: My Lost Youth: Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now
An extensive collection of images related to Longfellow's boyhood home in Portland, Maine, this site also includes five lessons for a wide range of ages.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet
This is a series of six lessons, designed to help learners become familiar with Longfellow's work, as well as to strengthen their writing and reflection skills.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow & Harriet Beecher Stowe
Using artifacts, this exhibit explores the connections between Longfellow and Stowe.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: The Writer's Hour: Footprints on the Sands of Time
This series of lessons introduces children to Longfellow's poetry and provides them with an opportunity to write their own. There is also the opportunity to take a virtual tour of the poet's home, and to be a curator examining artifacts...
Other
Shadow Poetry: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadworth Longfellow (1807-1882 CE) shows his brilliance through his poetry on this site.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, Trans. Longfellow
A free full text of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, available in multiple formats.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Memory Network: The Elms: Stephen Longfellow's Gorham Farm
The importance of place and home is explored in this extensive exhibit of primary source material related to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's ancestral home.
Other
Eclectic Esoterica: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Need a Longfellow poem quickly? Find an extensive collection here at Eclectic Esoterica, by title. Link to a biography, and familiar quotations attributed to the famous Brahmin poet.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow's "The Village Blacksmith" & Whitman's "Song of Myself"
Junior and senior students can examine both poets' concepts of the American worker, and determine which speaks to them more meaningfully. Lesson plans include illustrations, the texts to be considered, and some activity suggestions.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow and the American Sonnet
"The Cross of Snow" is examined in this lesson plan, which includes background information and discussion questions.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Longfellow and the Jewish Cemetery at Newport
An exhibit about the Jewish cemetery in Longfellow's famous poem of the same name shows maps, photographs, and contemporary photographs.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: The Village Blacksmith: The Reality of a Poem
This exhibit examines the possible interpretations of Longfellow's famous poem. Includes a link to Old Sturbridge Village, as well as images from Longfellow's time.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: Integration of Longfellow's Poetry Into American Studies
This page offers a wide range of activities and lessons employing Longfellow's work, with an emphasis on the universality of much of his poetry.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: The Children's Hour
Full text of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) poem "The Children's Hour." Includes notes.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: My Lost Youth
Full text of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)"My Lost Youth." Includes note on poem.