Sarah Orne Jewett
Lesson plans for "A White Heron" and other stories
| Biography and Background | | "A White Heron" | | Other Stories |
Biography and Background
Biography at Wikipedia.
"A White Heron"
On this page, a brief biography. Follow the links to teaching ideas and discussion questions for "A White Heron" and "The Foreigner."
Suggestions for analysis, including environmentalism, gender issues, and Romanticism vs. Realism.
Other Stories
Introduction and text of the story, available in both PDF and Google Docs formats.
Prereading suggestion followed by summary, discussion questions, vocabulary, activities, and key quotations for each story. Activities for after reading and related works complete this 35-page document. This teacher's guide requires Adobe Reader or other application for access.
Text of the story.
Introduction and text of the story, available in both PDF and Google Docs formats.
A descriptive essay by Jewett.
Introduction and text of the story, available in PDF and Google docs format.