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Join Our Cast. Shop Merchandise. Search for: Search. Close search. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. Manipulated photo showing a reenactment of Paul Revere's Ride. John W. Paul Revere. Copley, John Singleton. Museum of Fine Arts. Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.

Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street Wanders and watches with eager ears, Till in the silence around him he hears The muster of men at the barrack door, The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, And the measured tread of the grenadiers Marching down to their boats on the shore.

Then he climbed to the tower of the church, Up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry-chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre rafters, that round him made Masses and moving shapes of shade,— By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all.

Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride, Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride, On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere. And lo! He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns, But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight A second lamp in the belfry burns! A hurry of hoofs in a village-street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed that flies fearless and fleet: That was all!

And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep, Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides; And under the alders, that skirt its edge, Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge, Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.

It was twelve by the village clock When he crossed the bridge into Medford town. It was one by the village clock, When he galloped into Lexington. He saw the gilded weathercock Swim in the moonlight as he passed, And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare, Gaze at him with a spectral glare, As if they already stood aghast At the bloody work they would look upon.

It was two by the village clock, When he came to the bridge in Concord town. He heard the bleating of the flock, And the twitter of birds among the trees, And felt the breath of the morning breeze Blowing over the meadows brown.

And one was safe and asleep in his bed Who at the bridge would be first to fall, Who that day would be lying dead, Pierced by a British musket-ball. You know the rest. In the books you have read, How the British Regulars fired and fled,— How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard-wall, Chasing the red-coats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.

So through the night rode Paul Revere; And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm,— A cry of defiance, and not of fear, A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echo forevermore! For, borne on the night-wind of the Past, Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

English Language Arts , Poetry , Reading. Activities , Assessment , Worksheets. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.

Activities , Printables. Anticipation Guide 2. English Language Arts , Poetry. Activities , Worksheets. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's iconic poem works beautifully in both ELA classrooms and in history classrooms, but is often hard to teach due to its length, complexity, varied rhyme scheme, and vocabulary. This close read will require that students, stanza by stanza, analyze and interact with this his. Activities , Printables , Projects. PDF Activity. For All Subjects , Poetry , U.

Activities , Printables , Study Guides. This item is a 2 page study guide for the 5th grade Reading Street series. Each of the study guides is comprised of comprehension questions about the weekly textbook story, a review of story vocabulary terms, and a review of the weekly reading skill. Homework , Study Guides , Worksheets.

You can also get this poem online and in the Reading Street 5th Grade book. These trifolds analyze the poem. The trifolds cover a range of skills - describe, infer, details , predict, analyze, vocabulary using context clues. Poetry , Reading , Vocabulary.

Graphic Organizers , Printables. The activities help students make real, authentic connections with words that go beyond basic "recalling the de. English Language Arts , Reading , Vocabulary. Activities , Fun Stuff , Games.

Printables , Test Prep , Worksheets. A comprehension quiz with close reading multiple choice and short response questions for the poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Longfellow. Close Reading , Reading , Writing. Activities , Assessment , Printables. Students can "take a ride" to gain a perspective of this famous patriot as well as a variety of poetry characteristics alliteration, figurative language, mood as they answer 15 relevant questions.

It's all in one: the poem with numbered verses for easy access to lines , the worksheet, and a deta. Critical Thinking , Poetry , Writing. Assessment , Fun Stuff , Worksheets. This is a trifold that can be done independently or in small groups for the story The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere of the 5th grade Reading Street series. Included are two versions - one with page numbers and one without.

Close Reading , Reading , Reading Strategies. Activities , Assessment. The skills packet contains:5 pages using vocabulary words10 spelling pages2 grammar pages9 reading skills pages including predictions, comprehension, and more 2 pages of wr.

English Language Arts , Reading , Spelling. Activities , Homework , Printables. Show 3 included products. The tri-fold is one page, doubled sided worksheet that folds to have three columns for three different grades. The grades include vocabula. English Language Arts , Grammar , Poetry. Assessment , Homework. It contains activities in poetry, art analysis, math, science and writing.

It would probably be best. Activities , Literacy Center Ideas , Printables. Students will need the poem while they take the assessment. NOTE: Wonderful mat. Literature , Poetry. Reading Street 5. This is following Reading Street for 5th grade.

It is a 4 day powerpoint that encompasses all of the aspects of teaching, in a fun powerpoint. If you enjoy this, be sure to check out my other power points. PowerPoint Presentations. These comprehension questions accompany the 5th Grade Reading Street Program.

This one week unit is also completely aligned to Common Core Objectives. This comprehensive unit contains:5 pages using vocabulary words10 spelling pages2 grammar pages9 reading skills pages including predictions, c. This test has language and content more appropriate for 5th graders than the Reading Street Assessments. Assess your studen.

Assessment , Printables , Test Prep. The play, based during the Revolutionary War period, corrects many inaccuracies in the original poem while teaching what really happened. All information is from original first person inte.

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