Description

Overview:

Thornton Wilder is the only writer to have won Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and drama. His novel "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" and his play "Our Town" ask us to examine how we live our precarious, precious lives, whether in small-town America, eighteenth-century Peru, or anywhere else. This Big Read Teachers Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Thorton Wilders The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town. Each lesson has four sections: a focus topic, discussion activities, writing exercises, and homework assignments. In addition, we have provided capstone projects and suggested essay topics, as well as handouts with more background information about the book, the historical period, and the author. All lessons dovetail with the state language arts standards required in the fiction genre.

Subject:

Arts and Humanities, Literature

Level:

High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study

Provider:

National Endowment for the Arts

Provider Set:

The Big Read

Date Added:

08/05/2013