Here is a Cultural Literacy worksheet on William Blake. When I began teaching in New York City in 2003, his poem “The Chimney Sweeper” was included on at least a couple of New York State’s high-stakes Regents’ Tests–so I imagine I prepared this document to introduce students–and with a four-sentence reading with three comprehension questions, I think this worksheet serves its purpose–to Blake.
In my high school year, after being directed toward William Blake by Allen Ginsberg and The Fugs (and yes, I stipulate I went to high school in a very different time than today), I started reading him and have never stopped.
If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.
Mark's Text Terminal 