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- 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 Teachers Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Thorton Wilders 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
- License:
- Educational Use Permitted
- Language:
- English
- Media Format:
- Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
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