O Captain! My Captain! by Emma Harrelson https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7 Use the resources provided for your team to deepen your analysis of Whitman's famous poem. en-us 2018-05-23 01:57:09 UTC 2023-02-21 05:22:32 UTC hello@padlet.com The Dead Poet's Society eharre1 https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/262992078 The 1989 film Dead Poets Society there are repeated references to this poem, especially when English teacher John Keating tells his students that they may call him "O Captain! My Captain!" if they feel daring. At the end of the film, the students show their support to the recently-fired teacher (Keating) in defiance against the school's headmaster, by calling the phrase in the classroom.]]> 2018-05-23 12:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/262992078 View This Video eharre1 https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/262996411 While watching this scene from the Dead Poet's Society, try to focus on the following questions.
  1. Who is the "Captain?"
  2. How does this poem pertain to the concept of leadership?
  3. Are there followers?
  4. How does this video bring Whitman's poem "to life?"

]]> 2018-05-23 12:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/262996411 Abraham Lincoln eharre1 https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/262999155 While watching this short biography about Abraham Lincoln, focus on the importance of leadership and the risks involved.]]> 2018-05-23 12:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/262999155 Lincoln as a Leader eharre1 https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263008664 To determine what characteristics made Lincoln a great leader, take a look at this short excerpt.]]> 2018-05-23 12:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263008664 Whitman's Interest in Lincoln eharre1 https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263009011 While looking over this excerpt, focus on the impact Lincoln had on Walt Whitman.]]> 2018-05-23 12:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263009011 Walt Whitman eharre1 https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263015874 Watch this short biography about Walt Whitman and focus on his story as a whole. 
  1. What was his life like?
  2. Where did he live at the end of his life?
]]> 2018-05-23 13:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263015874 Lincoln's Assassination eharre1 https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263044273 Watch this short video. While watching, focus on the following:
  1. How did the USA announce the death of Lincoln?
  2. Why did so many people go to mourn him?
]]> 2018-05-23 14:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263044273 Whitman's View on Lincoln eharre1 https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263045150 Continue your research, by looking over this short excerpt. Focus on Whitman's admiration for President Lincoln.]]> 2018-05-23 14:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/eharre1/8hcbbvfqwgq7/wish/263045150