Prestwick House
Our Town
A crossword puzzle asks readers of Thornton Wilder's play, Our Town, to recall events and characters in the 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.
Curated OER
Our Town List 2 Worksheet
Read Our Town with your class, and introduce them to new vocabulary words. Twenty words (like agrarian, crestfallen, and ennui) are the focus, and learners complete to exercises to better acquaint themselves with the new words. Although...
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Our Town List 1 Worksheet
Build vocabulary while reading Our Town, Thornton Wilder's Broadway play. This two-page resource highlights 20 tricky vocabulary words like alacrity, epitaph, languid, and vestige. In the first activity, pupils answer questions that use...
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Our Town by Thornton Wilder
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Wilder's Our Town. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Our Town by Thornton Wilder
In this literature activity, students respond to 14 short answer and essay questions about Wilder's play Our Town. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the play at the bottom of the page.
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Thornton Wilder's Our Town: The Reader as Writer
Students read a play and create their own play using Thornton Wilder's Our Townas a resource. In this play activity, students analyze how theatrical elements contribute to a play's meanings and effects. Students recognize differences...
PBS
Pbs: Our Town by Thornton Wilder Teacher's Guide
Teacher's guide for the Masterpiece Theater film version of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." Much of it can be used without the film, though. It includes a short biography of the author, a plot summary, a history of the play, class...
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Our Town by Thornton Wilder
This is an online study guide for the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder including author information, literary elements, act-by-act summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Thornton Wilder's "Our Town": The Reader as Writer
In this lesson plan, students will consider Dramatic and Theatrical Aspects in Thornton Wilder's "Our Town": A Common Core Exemplar. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Thornton Wilder Lesson Plans: Our Town
Discover more about the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder when you visit this educational resource. This site features links to lesson plans for this incredible American drama.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 11: Our Town
Students explore the concepts of societal expectations and individualism, and how authors portray the ongoing conflict between society and self.