Literature
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Alice Walker
Lesson plans for The Color Purple, "Everyday Use", more.

Julibee, novel by Margaret Walker
Designed for 11th and 12th grade students, this site offers a summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, and related readings.

So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Kawashima Watkins
Summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, and research assignments from McDougal Littell.

Montana 1948 by Larry Watson
Summary and a series of questions to help students analyze the novel.

H. G. Wells
Lesson plans and activities for The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine.

Eudora Welty
Classroom issues and strategies, major themes, form and style, comparisons and contrasts, literary connections (with links to other writers), questions for reading and discussion, and approaches to writing.

"A Worn Path"
A teacher presents an approach to the story.

Edith Wharton
Background resources, lesson plans, and activities.

The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White
Designed for 10th grade, this 34-page unit plan includes lessons, graphic organizers, handouts, and rubrics. It was written by Fran Clagget, author of Teaching Writing: Craft, Art, Genre (NCTE). Access requires MS-Word or compatible application.

Elie Wiesel
Lesson plans, activities, and background information for Night.

Oscar Wilde
Links for teaching The Picture of Dorian Gray, more.

Thornton Wilder
Links to teaching The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town.

"The Rich Brother" by Tobias Wolff
Summary and discussion questions.

Virginia Woolf
Resources for teaching To the Lighthouse and other works.

Richard Wright
Lesson plans and activities for teaching Black Boy, Native Son, and other works.