Curated OER
O'Connor's Short Stories by Flannery O'Connor
After reading Flannery O'Connor's short stories, provide your high schoolers with these questions. You could use these to prompt higher level thinking for an upcoming test, or provide them as essay prompts.
Curated OER
Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find": Who's the Real Misfit?
High schoolers discuss the characteristics of the literary genre known as "Southern Gothic". They write an analysis of the short story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor.
Curated OER
Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find": Who's the Real Misfit?
High schoolers read and analyze the short story, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," by Flannery O'Connor. They write a one-page response, explore various websites, take an online interactive journey, and write a final assessment paper.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Lit: Postmodernism: "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
This lesson focuses on the Southern Gothic short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor which is set in the South in the 1950's and reflects the changes brought about by the court case Brown vs. Board of Education to...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World: Technology and Literature: Part 1
This lesson focuses on Flannery O'Connor, her short story "The Life You Save May be Your Own," and the characteristics of Southern Gothic Literature. It features links to Flannery O'Connor's Biography, a Wikipedia article on "The Life...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: F. O'connor "A Good Man Is Hard to Find":who's the Real Misfit?
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find": Who's the Real Misfit?. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Flannery O'connor
This lengthy biographical article discusses O'Connor's works and life, and includes a suggested reading list.
Other
The Dark Side of the Cross: Flannery O'connor's Short Fiction
This site provides an essay about Flannery O'Connor's works by Patrick Galloway. The essay discusses Christianity and other themes in O'Connor's works.
Other
Comforts of Home, a Site Dedicated to Flannery O'connor
Containing "Links to biographical information about Flannery O'Connor, critical analysis of her work, and general praise of her abilities as a writer and as a human being," this site is well organized and easily navigated. What you find...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Flannery O'connor
Flannery O'Connor is featured in this biography for her contributions to literature through many short stories, in most of which she created rural southern characters. See "Flannery O'Connor Activities" for related materials.
A&E Television
Biography: Flannery O'connor Biography
This is a biography of author Flannery O'Connor who is famous for her short stories using religious and life in the South as primary themes.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Should You Read Flannery O'connor?
Iseult Gillespie explores how Flannery O'Connor's endlessly surprising fictional worlds continue to draw readers decades later.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere" by Zz Packer
In this collection of short stories ZZ Packer introduces us to a range of different perspectives, from Brownie Troops out to seek retribution, to a father and son who bicker on their way to the Million Man March. Selected (8) reading...
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'connor
This is an online study guide/notes for the collection of short stories "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" by Flannery O'Connor including author information, literary elements, short story summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Eudora Welty (B. 1909)
This site, part of online materials to help teachers plan classroom materials and activities on Welty's writing to accompany the Heath Anthology of American Literature, provides information about the major themes of Welty's works, her...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
New York University
O'connor, Flannery
This site, part of one on medicine and the humanities from New York University, provides links to discussions of four of O'Connor's stories. The discussions included summaries of and commentaries on the stories.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Displaced Person
Flannery O' Connor's short sotry The Displaced Person is analysed in depth in this fascinating site that looks at the characters and themes in the story.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: A Good Man Is Hard to Find
A Good Man is Hard to Find is a story of human pettinesss and manipulation. Written in 1953, this story is analysed in detail in this interesting site.
Other
Literary Traveler: A Good Writer Is Hard to Find
Flannery O'Connor's short life, her work and her hometown are the subjects of this article.