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“The Beleaguered City”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Abstract: This poem describes a haunted scene after a battle and how the flow of life has won. Source: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: American
Genre: Fiction, PoetryReading Level: 8 Language: English File Name: 0065 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.3.1: Uses background knowledge of the subject and text structure knowledge to make complex predictions of content, purpose, and organization of the reading selection.LA.E.1.3.1: Identifies the defining characteristics of classic literature, such as timelessness, dealing with universal themes and experiences, and communicating across cultures.
LA.E.2.3.3: Knows that a literary text may elicit a wide variety of valid responses.
Theme: Poetry, Life, Ghosts, BattlesReading Strategy: Writing connections (Inform, persuade, describe, explain, entertain) Download Support Material Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:01:59 Word count: 268 Use PDF for printing
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