William cullen bryant biography summary worksheet answers

Skip the typical William Cullen Bryant introduction lecture as you launch a study of “Thanatopsis” (or any of Bryant’s other poems) and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print-and-go activity.

This single-page worksheet (includes both a PDF & Google Drive version) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into William Cullen Bryant’s background.

Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles.

It is an organizer tool for students to use as they conduct their own research. In my experience, students take more ownership of the material when they are the ones to research and discover the elements that make a literary figure’s life fascinating.

They’ve seen enough of our introductory slideshows; this time, let your kids do the work and discuss/determine what they think is meaningful about Bryant’s life.

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