Toni Morrison
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Beloved Teaching Unit The Bluest Eye Teaching Unit Teaching units and individual learning packets from Prestwick House. Each includes chapter-by-chapter study guides, discussion questions, vocabulary, assessments and keys, and introductory material. |
Biography & Background
10 Questions for Toni Morrison
Text of a 2008 interview. Follow links for audio, video.
Toni Morrison
Morrison's site at the Nobel Prize archives. A variety of informational links; be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom.
Toni Morrison Nobel Lecture 1993
This page includes the text of Morrison's speech.
World Book Club
Scroll down to a 2009 BBC interview with Morrison, who discusses Beloved.
Beloved
Beloved
Summary, character analysis, theme, symbols and motifs, style and structure, and a list of key quotations.
Beloved
Nine questions for discussion and/or writing.
Beloved
Suggestions for analyzing the prose style, and 3 reading quizzes.
Facing the Ghosts of Our Past: Writing Narrative Reflections on the Civil War and Slavery
Students read a review of the movie Beloved as a starting-point for discussion and research focused on how the Civil War affected a variety of different people. Students then write a first-person narrative from the perspective of one of those people.
Narrative Structure and Perspectives in Toni Morrison's Beloved
Students respond to the complicated narrative structure of the novel by visually representing the novel's non-linear organization. After discussion, students are guided through close readings of the three different accounts of the infanticide that Sethe commits, with the goal of making evident the ways in which identity and bias shape how characters, authors, and readers see and choose to represent the world.
Toni Morrison's Beloved on Stage
In this 10-minute clip, Morrison and others discuss their connection to the historical story that prompted Beloved and to the opera.
Why Is Beloved Beloved?
An insightful review of the novel.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye
Commentary and discussion questions, with emphasis on the character Cholly. This resource is designed for use with male students.
The Bluest Eye
Summary, prereading and postreading discussion questions.
The Bluest Eye Study Guide
Insights into the play, including issues related to adapting it for the stage. This 44-page document includes several illustrations. Adobe Reader required for access.
Project: The Bluest Eye
In this WebQuest students examine "the real-world implications of the beauty culture issues Morrison raises" and suggest a new public policy.
Reading Guide for The Bluest Eye and Paradise
This page contains material related to several of Morrison's novels. Scroll down to find 8 discussion questions related to The Bluest Eye.
Toni Morrison: The Bluest Eye
Background and extensive discussion of themes in the novel.
A Mercy
Vocabulary from A Mercy
Click on each word to find a definition, synonyms, audio pronunciation, and examples of current usage.
Paradise
Toni Morrison on Paradise
In this 1998 video interview, Toni Morrison discusses the novel and her writing process.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
A variety of reading strategies to support study of the novel, including an anticipation guide and a guided imagery activity.
Other works by Morrison
Figurative Language in Toni Morrison's A Mercy
This lesson introduces a study of the figurative language in A Mercy by first reviewing different modes of figurative language and then by having students interpret examples of figurative language as they read. This lesson focuses on A Mercy, but its basic structure could be easily altered to examine figurative language in another work of literature.
Reading Guide for The Bluest Eye and Paradise
This page contains material related to several of Morrison's novels, including Paradise, Sula, Tar Baby, Jazz and others. Scroll down to find 11 discussion questions related to Paradise.
"Recitatif"
This lesson helps students learn about point of view, character development (direct and indirect), theme, and setting. After reading the story on their own, students will use critical thinking skills to explore the themes of race, power, and social class. Students will also consider the meaning of friendship, the nature of memory, and their own process of making assumptions about others. This 11-page document requires Adobe Reader for access.
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
Activities to support the study of this book.
