Emma Lazarus: The New Colossus (United States | 1883) — Digital download — Classroom handout — 8.5x11 (letter-size) printable for teachers
Emma Lazarus: The New Colossus (United States | 1883) — Digital download — Classroom handout — 8.5x11 (letter-size) printable for teachers
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Emma Lazarus, a writer and activist from a large Jewish family in New York City, wrote this poem as a contribution to an auction that was held to raise money to construct a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. “The New Colossus” was the first item read at the auction, but it was forgotten soon after — even by the time the statue was dedicated just three years later in 1886. Almost 15 years after Lazarus died, a friend, Georgina Schuyler, started a push to memorialize her, and in 1903 a plaque with this poem was installed inside the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal. “The New Colossus” has since come to be recognized as a powerful commentary on the meaning and symbolism of the Statue of Liberty and on the importance of immigrants in the American story.
This handout is designed with classroom needs in mind. The text is set in easy-to-read, 11-point type. Lines of text are numbered for easy reference in classroom discussion. A lined section on the right side of the page provides space for the reader to take notes. (These lines use the same spacing as college-ruled notepaper.) The document’s title as well as country and year of publication are clearly indicated. Info boxes and an introduction (the same as the paragraph above) provide brief context and background to the reader; a second full page with extensive notes and commentary on the poem provide even more context and information for individual study and classroom discussion. The handout is optimized for black-and-white printing and to save printer/photocopier ink/toner to reduce your printing costs. The handout is also just two pages — perfect for front-back printing!
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