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Longfellow and the American Sonnet
Area: English Time Required: 1 45-minute class period Materials and Resources Required: The following are included in this downloadable lesson plan packet (PDF): -Introduction -Discussion questions -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s "The Cross of Snow" with accompa...
 Longfellow and the American Sonnet
class period (45 minutes) Materials and Resources Required: The following documents are included in this lesson plan packet: • Introduction • Discussion questions • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Cross of Snow” with accompanying images Preparation Re...
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class period (45 minutes) Materials and Resources Required: The following documents are included in this lesson plan packet: • Introduction • Discussion questions • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Cross of Snow” with accompanying images Preparation Required/Preliminary Discussion: Students should have a basic understanding of the Petrarchan sonnet. Learning Objectives: The student will be able to explain why Longfellow's sonnets are a variation of the Petrarchan sonnet and to explain how Longfellow used an
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http://www.hwlongfellow.org/pdf/Willink_lessonplan.pdf#page=1
www.hwlongfellow.org/pdf/Willink_lessonplan.pdf#page=1
class period (45 minutes) Materials and Resources Required: The following documents are included in this lesson plan <span class="highlight">packet</span>: • Introduction • Discussion questions • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The <span class="highlight">Cross</span> of Snow” with accompanying images Preparation Required/Preliminary Discussion: Students should have <span class="highlight">a</span> basic understanding of the Petrarchan sonnet. Learning Objectives: The student will be able <span class="highlight">to</span> explain why Longfellow's sonnets are <span class="highlight">a</span> variation of the Petrarchan sonnet and <span class="highlight">to</span> explain how Longfellow used an
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http://www.hwlongfellow.org/pdf/Willink_lessonplan.pdf#page=2
www.hwlongfellow.org/pdf/Willink_lessonplan.pdf#page=2
Longfellow and the American Sonnet ©2005 Maine Memory Network Created by Mary Willink Page 2 of 3 usually occurred between the octave and the sestet. In most sonnets that follow this form, the octave describes an image/setting and the sestet describes <span class="highlight">a</span> concept/feeling. Longfellow’s sonnet “The <span class="highlight">Cross</span> of Snow” was inspired by two images familiar <span class="highlight">to</span> Longfellow. One was Fanny’s portrait by Samuel Worcester Rowse (1859) and the other was an engraving of Jackson’s photograph of the “Mountain of the Holy
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: An American Studies Approach for Middle School
in text format, or have supplied site links. Our complete unit includes other Longfellow poems with the same approach, but in the interest of time and space, they are not included. Please feel free to contact us with questions and comments. Materials Required: Lesson outlines are include...
Longfellow and Dickens: The Story of a Trans-Atlantic Friendship
packet (PDF) which contains the following documents: -Extensive Document Based Questions for Students -Useful resources for learning more about Charles Dickens -Performance Indicators aligned with Maine Learning Results Download the following manuscript (.pdf version) -The full...
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