Eudora Welty
Lesson plans and teaching resources

Author's biography at Wikipedia.

Introduction and text of Welty's letter, dated 1933.

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.

By rendering aspects of the story into carefully considered "comic strips," students learn to appreciate elements of characterization, setting, and plot in a manner that engages them actively in the production of meaning. The method highlights reading as the creative art it can be.

Students consider whether Phoenix Jackson has Alzheimer's Diease and prepare a long-term treatment/management plan. This 6-day unit plan incorporates research, collaboration, and speech skills.

A teacher discusses her approach to the story and her students' responses.

Students will read the story, record important events with a partner, and then create a bio-poem on Phoenix. Unit plan includes handouts.

Graphic organizer (text-to-self connections), synonyms and antonyms, editing practice. This document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

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