Louisa May Alcott
Lesson plans for Little Women
|Biography and Background|
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Biography and Criticism
Orchard House - Home of the Alcotts
Information and photos of the Alcott house.
Louisa May Alcott
This page includes links to online criticism of Alcott's works.
Louisa May Alcott: Looking at Life in Concord, MA, through the eyes of the Alcott and March sisters
This 20-page unit plan presents an author study and historical fiction guided reading unit designed for third graders. Requires Adobe Reader for access.
Louisa May Alcott: her life, her times and her literature
In this unit plan students discover which elements of Alcott's family history she incorporates into her work.
Little Women
Acting Up, A Melodrama
"After reading the melodrama in Little Women, students are divided into five groups and assigned an act to interpret. They expand the lines, create melodies, and rehearse their act for presentation to the class."
Little Women
This 35-page document presents a complete unit plan for teaching the novel to 5th graders. It focuses on love of family, perseverance through difficulties, and a remaining true to personal convictions. It includes writing, vocabulary, and printable handouts.
Little Women
Text of the novel.
Louisa May Alcott: her life, her times and her literature
This unit uses journaling, performing, a class post office, and movie-related activities to help 21st century students appreciate Alcott and Little Women.
Vocabulary from Little Women
On the "definitions" tab, each word is defined, a link to pronunciation is available, and the word is shown in current use. On the "Words Only" tab, the list of all 31 words.
