Walt Whitman Lesson Plans and Teaching Guide

Teach the poems of Walt Whitman with this 2 week unit. Walt Whitman lesson plans using the following poems are included: “I Hear America Singing?” “O’ Captain! My Captain!” “Beat! Beat! Drums!” “Song of Myself” “Miracles” “A Noiseless Patient Spider” “On the Beach at Night” “When" “I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” “Beginning my Studies” “Beginners” “I Dreamed in a Dream” “Grand is the Seen” “America” “Come up from the Fields Father” “Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking” This unit includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, answer keys, rubrics, analysis, a quiz, and more. Specific lessons cover the following topics: Whitman's life American Romantic Poets and Essayists Imagery Theme Figurative Language Poetry Annotation Non-fiction Analysis Sound Devices Goal Setting