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Title:
| Literature: "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner |
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Description:
| These sites are about Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner and one of his novels, "As I Lay Dying." Includes plot summaries, discussion questions, online quizzes, character analyses, and classroom activity ideas. Take a virtual tour of Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak. There is also a link to an eThemes Resource on the 1930s. |
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Grade Level:
| 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| William Faulkner on the Web
This site is dedicated to the life and works of William Faulkner. Learn more about his plays, poems, short stories, commentaries, and more.
Southern Farm Tenancy
This page has many black-and-white photographs of farmers and farm life in the 1930s. Topics include slavery, Emancipation, sharecropping, and more.
SparkNotes: "As I Lay Dying"
This site has a plot overview, character analysis, themes, and summaries for each chapter. Try the study questions and the online quiz. NOTE: The site requires you to register.
William Faulkner Acceptance Speech
Read a transcript of the speech William Faulkner gave after accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949.
Literature Teaching Sequence
This page has two collaborative activities about the book.
Hyperhistory
Read this article about Mississippi farming in the 1930s.
eThemes Resource: Decade: 1930 - 1939
These sites are about the history and events of the 1930s. Includes maps, timelines, biographies, newspaper articles, and interviews.
The Mississippi Writers Page
This site has many links to information about William Faulkner. Read about centennial celebrations in his honor.
The William Faulkner Collection
This site is about the collection of Faulkner's work that is stored at the University of Virginia.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 2, 5, 6, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9
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