Arts-In-Education Exploratory Enrichment

BOCES ARTS-IN-EDUCATION / EXPLORATORY ENRICHMENT
PROGRAM DETAILS



Program Title
Journey Through Time: Walt Whitman Birthplace
 
Provider Name
Walt Whitman Birthplace
 
Education Director

Huntington Sta. , NY 11746
Phone:
631-427-5240
Email:
educator@waltwhitman.org
Website:
www.waltwhitman.org
Program Description
Secondary students “Journey Through Time” in multiple ways on their field trip to the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site.  In their poetry workshop, students learn about free verse, or non-rhyming poetry, that Walt popularized 150 years ago through reading Walt’s poetry and discussing his other poetic elements - metaphors, word repetition, and list poems.  Students discuss the meanings of Walt’s poems and what makes them relevant today. Using his poem as a model or prompt, students write their own free verse poetry. They may possibly write two poems!  Sharing their poetry in an oral presentation concludes their “Journey” through the poetry worship.  Next, they “Journey” to the past by watching an historic video about New York immigration and Whitman’s experience growing up in New York. After the time travel of the video, students view the updated timeline exhibit panels which depicts significant events in Walt’s life from his birth to the final 9th edition publication of “Leaves of Grass” in 1892. Students continue their “Journey Through Time” with a tour of the historic Birthplace built by Walt’s father in 1810.  They will learn of the life and times of young Walt who was born in the house on May 31, 1819, over 200 years ago.
 
Categories
Authors (TH), Social Studies ,
 


Additional Resources 
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Program Recommendations
Grades
9,10,11,12



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Arts Standards
1,3,4


Other Standards 



Curriculum Connections 
English Language Arts , Social Studies , ,



Culturally Responsive 
1



Cost 
Cost Single: $9.50 per student minimum fee of $150
Cost Multiple:


Duration
120 minutes