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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving is available here in PDF format. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which was first released in 1820, is 43 pages pages long.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, a fiction book for children.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Etext

For Students 9th - 10th
This famous "Ghost," story is especially popular around Halloween. Read the original version by Washington Irving here.
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Other

Short Story Library at American Literature: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". With links to other short stories by American writers.
Primary
Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Romanticism: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excerpt of the text and an audio book of the full text of the novella The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this unit, students explore the artistry that helped make Irving our nation's first literary master and ponder the mystery that now haunts every Halloween -- What happened to Ichabod Crane?"
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1974 to commemorate Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". With a short passage on the details of this eloquent folktale.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Washington Irving

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site provides lesson plans and teaching ideas for Washington Irving and his works, including "The Devil and Tom Walker," The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Rip Van Winkle," and so on.
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Other

Sleepy Hollow Middle School: Washington Irving Biography and Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
Created by students at Sleepy Hollow Middle School, this page provides biographical information and pictures of Washington Irving, his works, and contemporary photos of his home, Sunnyside.
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Other

Vocabulary Quiz: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive vocabulary quiz requires you to choose the best vocabulary word to fit the sentence.
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Other

E Tutor, Inc.: Headless Horseman, Heady Author

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" explores the author's use of figurative language and includes follow-up activities and additional resources.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Washington Irving including a biography and the full text of the novel Old Christmas and three short stories: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", "Little Britain", and "Rip Van Winkle".
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Writing About Literature: Additional Resources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is "'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow': An Allegory for a Young America," an exceptional student example of literary analysis as well as an explanation to the main body of her paper. A link to the MLA website is also provided.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: American Authors: Bibliography on "Rip Van Winkle"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive bibliography of works by and about "Rip Van Winkle" and the author Washington Irving. Good site for finding resources.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a detailed biography of Washington Irving along with analysis of his works and contribution to American literature. Includes quotations from his work and a bibliography.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Washington Irving (1783 1859)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Bibliomania entry provides a biography of Washington Irving along with an analysis of his contribution to American literature. Discusses the popular and critical reception to his works and makes suggestions for reading.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Gothic Undercurrents: Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th
Noted as America's first celebrity author, Washington Irving is featured in this concise biography bringing light to his writings and the style in which he presented them. See "Washington Irving Activities" for related artifacts and...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ny: Dutch Reformed Church (Sleepy Hollow)

For Students 9th - 10th
Oldest church building in state dates to 1685; figures prominently in Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
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Other

The Literary Gothic: Washington Irving

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website presents a brief biography on the life and writing of Washington Irving. From this page, access e-texts of some of his famous books and stories.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Educational Insights: The Headless Horseman

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive demonstration that reveals the literary content of John Quidor's painting The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane. Roll over elements in Quidor's painting to find connections to Washington Irving's tale of the...
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InterLink Language Centers

Interlink Language Center: Reading #5

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a reading adapted from "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving followed by a cloze-style, 15-question quiz. Selected words have been removed from the passage and replaced with numbers referring to the quiz. Students select...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Sunnyside

For Students 9th - 10th
Estate of writer Washington Irving, best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle".