Literature Lesson Plans, Authors Achebe-Alvarez

Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart
A variety of teaching resources.

This reading group guide has 11 discussion questions.

by Douglas Adams
A directed reading-thinking activity and other resources to support the novel. Adobe Reader required for access.

Three texts: an entry from John Adams' diary, a letter to his friend John Warren, and a letter to his wife, Abigail Adams. Follow links for a PDF or Google docs version. (Nonfiction/informational text.)

Text of the story.

Mitch Albom
Lesson plans for Tuesdays with Morrie . (Nonfiction/informational text.)

Louisa May Alcott
Lesson plans and teaching ideas for Little Women and other books by Alcott.

Sherman Alexie
Biography and lesson plans for the author of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and other works.

Aligheri, Dante.
A collection of teaching resources.

These standards-based materials support Bill Moyers's interview with Allende, with emphasis on her book My Invented Country: a Nostalgic Journey Through Chile . Students are encouraged think about how people write about history. The video is available for purchase; a transcript is available online.

Words are presented in context and with definitions. Click on a word for pronunciation, synonyms, examples of use, more.

This digital booktalk (2:15) can serve as a prereading activity.

Author and activist Isabel Allende discusses women, creativity, the definition of feminism, and passion in this TED-ED video (18:31). Includes some graphic and adult description; consider using clips in the classroom instead of the entire video.

Scroll down to find a list of the 80 essays in the book, an audio excerpt, a reading guide, and a teacher's guide. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for the guides.

Julia Alvarez
Lesson plans for How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents , In the Time of the Butterflies .