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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Christmas Bells

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Students read and analyze the anti-slavery poem, "Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They discuss the content and form of the poem, write an essay, write an original poem, examine how this anti-slavery poem was converted into a popular Christmas song, and conduct research for a report.

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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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