Informational Texts: English Language Arts/Historical Exemplars

Adams, John. “Letter on Thomas Jefferson.”

Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave

Churchill, Winston. “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: Address to Parliament on May 13th, 1940.”

Petry, Ann. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Steinbeck, John. Travels with Charley: In Search of America

United States. Preamble and First Amendment to the United States Constitution. (1787, 1791)

Lord, Walter. A Night to Remember

Isaacson, Phillip. A Short Walk through the Pyramids and through the World of Art

Murphy, Jim. The Great Fire

Greenberg, Jan, and Sandra Jordan. Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist.

Partridge, Elizabeth. This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie

Monk, Linda R. Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution

Freedman, Russell. Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Poetry Exemplars

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Paul Revere’s Ride.” ...........................................
Whitman, Walt. “O Captain! My Captain!” .................................................................
Carroll, Lewis. “Jabberwocky.”........................................................................................
Navajo tradition. “Twelfth Song of Thunder.” ..........................................................
Dickinson, Emily. “The Railway Train.” .........................................................................
Yeats, William Butler. “The Song of Wandering Aengus.” ...................................
Frost, Robert. “The Road Not Taken.”..........................................................................
Sandburg, Carl. “Chicago.”............................................................................................... 
Hughes, Langston. “I, Too, Sing America.”.................................................................
Neruda, Pablo. “The Book of Questions.”...................................................................
Soto, Gary. “Oranges.” .......................................................................................................
 Giovanni, Nikki. “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.” ........................................