Ernest Hemingway
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Biography and Background
Ernest Hemingway
A collection of links from the Nobel Prizes archive.
Ernest Hemingway
A collection of photographs of Hemingway, arranged chronologically.
Fishing with Hemingway
Students investiage Hemingway's life. Then they research and write about the life of someone whose profession or experience interests them.
Hemingway
Poetry and brief biography.
Hemingway Resource Center
A great deal of biographical information.
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Designed to go with the PBS series, this site provides a great deal of biographical and background information.
Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in his Time
Biography with photos of the author and of artifacts.
Timeless Hemingway
Biographical information, photos, message boards, a quote finder, and related links.
Short Stories
"A Clean, Well-lighted Place"
Summary and commentary. Themes/topics are suggested by the keywords.
"A Clean, Well-lighted Place"
Five questions for discussion and/or writing. This document requires MS-Word or equivalent application for access.
Discovering Ernest Hemingway and Myself from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Exploring short stories using a workshop approach.
"The End of Something"
Summary, extensive analysis, and suggestion for approaching reading.
"The End of Something"
Among the teaching resources here, don't miss the plot summary video. It can serve as a prereading activity or as an introduction to analysis.
"Hills Like White Elephants"
A very thorough guide to the story.
"Hills Like White Elephants"
Summary and commentary.
"Hills Like White Elephants"
Designed for student use, this text of the story includes links to guiding questions.
"Three Shots": Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams
Students study issues related to independence and notions of manliness in Hemingway's "Three Shots" as they conduct character analysis, consider the significance of environment to growing up, and investigate Hemingway's prose style. In addition, they will have the opportunity to write and revise a short story based on their own childhood experiences and together create a short story collection.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
Historical background, author biography, related works, discussion questions, related resources, and a thorough teacher's guide. These materials were prepared as part of the NEA Big Read.
The Old Man and the Sea
Cultural Symbolism and Themes of The Old Man and the Sea
Students locate passages that describe and explain the cultural symbolism in the text. They explain the themes of the novel by analyzing characters as literary and symbolic figures, and they create a booklet of literary symbols.
The Old Man and the Sea
Reading strategies to support study of the book, including an anticipation guide, a guided imagery activity, and practice with vocabulary.
The Old Man and the Sea
Background magazine article and discussion questions.
The Old Man and the Sea: Style Assignments
Scroll down on this extensive page to see all five types of writing assignments.
Twilight of the Idol
A photograph of Cojimar, a Cuban fishing village and the inspiration for the village in The Old Man and the Sea, August 1952. Part of a series of photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt first published in Life magazine.
Vocabulary from The Old Man and the Sea
A list of 21 words drawn from the novel. Click on each word for definition, audio pronunication, synonyms, and examples of current usage.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
Reading strategies to support study of the book, including an anticipation guide, a guided imagery activity, and practice with vocabulary.
