Ernest Hemingway
Lesson plans and other teaching resources

|Hemingway: Biography and Background| |"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" and other short stories| |A Farewell to Arms| |The Old Man and the Sea| |The Sun Also Rises|

Biography and Background

The Death of Ernest Hemingway
An audio clip reporting Hemingway's death.

Ernest Hemingway
A collection of links from the Nobel Prizes archive.

Ernest Hemingway
A collection of photographs of Hemingway, arranged chronologically.

Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling with Life
Vocabulary, discussion questions, extended activities to accompany the A&E video. The video can be purchased or taped; scroll down to find scheduled air dates.

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 Chronology
A timeline of Hemingway's life. Follow links to additional information about Hemingway's life.

Hemingway Resource Center
A great deal of biographical information.

A Hemingway Retrospective
Excellent biographical information from CNN.

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.

"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" and other 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.

"Hills Like White Elephants"
A very thorough guide to the story.

"Hills Like White Elephants"
Summary and commentary.

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.

A Farewell to Arms
This 10-page document addresses 51 vocabulary words drawn from the novel. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.

The Old Man and the Sea

Baseball Heroes
This lesson is designed as an after-reading project for The Old Man and the Sea. Students investigate Joe DiMaggio and Tony Gwynn. They write a letter nominating one of them, or another baseball player, to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Old Man and the Sea
PowerPoint presentation on Hemingway, anticipation guide, vocabulary, and several other resources for working with the book.

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.

The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises
This 11-page document addresses 60 vocabulary words drawn from the novel. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.

Vocabulary from The Sun Also Rises
A list of 53 words from the novel.