Richard Wright
Lesson plans for Black Boy and other works

|Biography and background| |Black Boy| |"The Man who was Almost a Man| |Native Son| |Poetry| |Related Links|

Richard Wright - A Webpage
Biography, chronology, bibliography of criticism and works, and resources.

Living with Jim Crow
Part of a unit on the history of desegregation in the U.S., these lessons deal with Uncle Tom's Children and "The Ethics of Living Jim Crow."

Richard Wright
Biography, bibliography, and related links.

Black Boy
This reading group guide includes background, 6 discussion questions, an author biography and an online excerpt.

Black Boy
Prompts for writing and discussion.

Black Boy
Eight discussion questions.

Richard Wright: Black Boy
This Teacher's Guide is designed to go with the PBS biography of the writer. It includes a photo archive, chronology, and fact sheet in addition to study/discussion questions and activities.

Richard Wright: Black Boy
This extensive crosscurricular Teacher's Guide includes questions for research and writing.

Vocabulary for Black Boy
These vocabulary words are listed in order by chapter.

Understanding Literature
Scroll down on the page to find questions and writing ideas for Richard Wright's "The Man Who Was Almost a Man."

Native Son
Thirty questions for analysis.

Native Son
This reading group guide includes background, 5 discussion questions, an author biography, and an online excerpt.

Modern American Poetry: Richard Wright
Biography and timeline, criticism, photos, bibliography, and online poetry.

Writing Haiku
This lesson on haiku includes samples by Richard Wright.

"The Fight"
Text of Wright's story and introductory vocabulary words.

Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller
Summary and background, prereading and comprehension questions, vocabulary, suggestions for use in literature circles, reader responde and writing topics, ESL and interdisciplinary strategies. Access to this 7-page teacher guide requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.