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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, Poetry
Reading 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, Battles
Reading Strategy: Writing connections (Inform, persuade, describe, explain, entertain)
 
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