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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...

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.

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.

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.

This is a series of six lessons, designed to help students become familiar with Longfellow's work, as well as to strengthen their writing and reflection skills.

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.