Walt Whitman Poetry 2: "Song of Myself" Journal

Standards: 3.2-5

 

  • Write a "Song of Myself" response journal covering the sections listed in 2 below.  

    Note 1: A response Journal is a two column, double entry journal.  In the left column, list the section number and one or more quotations that you found stimulating for their ideas, style, or beauty.  On the right side, list your clarifying responses, thoughts, and or emotional connection to the work.  Finally, for each section, try to briefly summarize what the section was about or restate the section's main idea or significance.

    Note 2: The journal does not have to be in columns if you wish to format it differently.  You may organize it by rows.  Just make sure that your responses are clearly associated with the section title and quotations.

  • Please read and write about the following 20 sections:1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 21, 24, 26, 27, 31 (stanza 1), 32 (stanzas 1 &2), 37, 46, 48, 52

  • For a printable page link to these stanzas, click here.
    For a display page with a larger table, click here.