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Study Guide
Spark Notes

Native Son by Richard Wright: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Richard Wright's Native Son. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Native Son Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Richard Wright's Native Son. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Native Son by Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide for the novel Native Son by Richard Wright including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Unit Plan
Other

Reading Group Guide: Native Son

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever read the book "Native Son" by Richard Wright? This site offers a reading group guide for this novel. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
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Website
University of Pennsylvania

"Black Boys and Native Sons" Literary Criticism

For Students 9th - 10th
This critical essay first appeared in DISSENT in 1963. It looks at the work of Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Ralph Ellison.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
Author Richard Wright is presented in this biography which draws upon his brutal honesty in describing life in the racially segregated south. See "Richard Wright Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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Handout
University at Buffalo

Buffalo University: Richard Wright Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a very detailed biography along with a photography of Wright. Aligns the events in his life with the works he wrote. Good historical background of his literature.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Wright, Richard

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article about the famous black author, Richard Wright.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Richard Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Richard Wright, a novelist and short-story writer, who was among the first black American writers to protest white treatment of blacks, notably in his novel Native Son (1940) and his...
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Other

Reading Group guides.com: Black Boy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a reading group lesson plan for the book "Black Boy" by Richard Wright. Students and teachers will benefit from the informational discussion questions listed.
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Unit Plan
Other

California Newsreel Teacher's Guide: Black Boy

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever read any of Richard Wright's work? This site offers an extensive crosscurricular Teacher's Guide that includes questions for research and writing.