1900 America: Primary Sources and Epic Poetry

Using Walt Whitman's Song of Myself and Hart Crane's The Bridge as models, class groups first craft their own epic poems for 1900 and, using primary sources, create a multi-media presentation that captures the sights and sounds of life in the United States during this time of transition. Although no resource links are provided for this interdisciplinary lesson, images, music, and historical context can be accessed here.