Eudora Welty Lesson Plans

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[PDF] EUDORA WELTY

0 Views: 9th - 12th Grade; 4.0/5.

Students, after viewing the video "Tell About the South II: Poets and Prophets," analyze the section on Eudora Welty and her photography work and writings. They focus on photojournalism and its enlightenment regarding cultures that are not our own. In addition, they create a photographic slide show that is thematic in nature.

Fiction Lesson on Point of View

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Students explore, assess, and analyze the significance of how point of view influences the effectiveness and impact of the plot and characterizations in short fiction. They read and discuss, "Girl," by Jamaica Kincaid and "Why I Live at the P.O.," by Eudora Welty.

Eudora Welty Internet Scavenger Hunt

3 Views: 7th - 12th Grade; 4.0/5.

Students use the Internet as a research tool. they read, comprehend, identify, evaluate, and select the correct answers to contextual questions.They write a rough draft, edit/revise, and a final draft summarizing the information located.

Through the Looking Glass: Eudora Welty's Photography and The Ponder Heart

0 Views: 9th - 12th Grade; 5.0/5.

Students study the context of The Ponder Heart through Welty's photographs. They analyze how illustrations and photographs interact with written text and create their own images to illustrate a well-known Welty short story. They publish their works on a class Web page or in hard copy book form

Character and Class

0 Views: 10th - 12th Grade; 3.0/5.

Students connect photographic images with the literary texts of Eudora Welty and William Faulkner. They identify and distinguish narrators and protagonists of literary works. Students recognize patterns of social class as a literary theme. Students write an essay comparing and contrasting social class issues in the text.

Major Regional Dialects

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Students examine variation in English as it relates to geographic regions. They recognize some of the major differences between regional dialects and determine that everyone speaks a dialect. They trace historical events that have shaped the current major regional dialects.

Writing and Autobiography

58 Views: 6th - 8th Grade; 4.0/5.

Students observe and demonstrate steps of the writing process and write an autobiography. They read and discuss exaples of poetry, and write a letter to themselves. Students then read a passage from a memoir, create a friendship graffiti wall, and write about an adventure.

Theme

17 Views: 9th - 12th Grade; 3.0/5.

Students investigate the concept of theme and how it is used in literary works. They read a variety of texts looking for the theme in each of them. Students also differentiate between the plot and theme by using a correct definition for each.

American Folklore

13 Views: 6th - 8th Grade; 3.0/5.

Students develop a class definition of folklore. In groups, they read various folklores and discuss the loss of independence and how to survive. They answer discussion questions and compare the folklore tales to art. To end the lesson, they discover how past and present folklore has changed over time and compare it to the blues found in the Delta.

A Survey of the Women's Liberation Movement, 1968-1982

18 Views: 11th - 12th Grade; 4.0/5.

Students listen to and discuss music relating to the Women's Liberation Movement. They write essays about their experiences when they saw something in a new way. Students participate in acting out a scene about someone who wants something that he/she can not have.