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The Handmaid's Tale Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Handmaid's Tale - Essay Questions
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 15 short answer and essay questions about Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Margaret Atwood
The Poetry Foundation profiles Canadian writer Margaret Atwood.
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Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood's online home. Find biographical information, photos, bibliographies, excerpts, a link to her blog and to her Twitter feed, news, and the like.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Canadian Poetry Online: Atwood: Writing Philosophy
The text of a lecture, given by Atwood in 1995, in which she discusses her approach to writing poetry.
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Robert Fulford: The International Success of Canadian Literature
Toronto author Robert Fulford discusses some of the great writers (and their works) from Canada and the impact they have had on the world. Fulford's article, originally published in "The National Post," talks about famous authors such as...
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University of Rochester: Taliesin's Successors
Resource presents an article in which the writer has interviewed a number of writers of historical fiction who center their work around the legends of King Arthur. Here he provides a helpful overview of the history of the Arthurian...
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Abc Bookworld: Interview: Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is a novelist, essayist, critic, and activist, and one of the most heavily awarded writers of recent times. In this video [26:53] interview, recorded at Perth Writers Festival, Jennifer Byrne speaks with Margaret about...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Margaret Atwood
A lengthy biography and list of works by Atwood.
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The Legend of Camelot
Here you can learn more about the story of Camelot as it has been told for hundreds of years--including the myth of Camelot, the Round Table, and the sword Excalibur.
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Cbc Digital Archives: For Teachers: Atwood as Interviewee
Lesson takes students through the process of analyzing and summarizing an interview with Margaret Atwood.
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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Margaret Atwood
An overview of the work of Margaret Atwood that comments on her feminist voice and the controversial topics she so often addresses. A bibliography of her work is also included.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Morning in the Burned House
A learning module that begins with "Morning in the Burned House" by Margaret Atwood, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Should You Read the Handmaid's Tale?
Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction masterpiece The Handmaid's Tale explores the consequences of complacency and how power can be wielded unfairly. How does this book maintain such staying power?
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
A coup by religious extremists helps to establish the sexually-oppressive, dystopian Republic of Gilead. Offred, a Handmaid, struggles with her role as a reproductive servant to the elite. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Canadian Poetry Online: Margaret Atwood
Profile of Margaret Atwood, with a like to one of her poems, "In the Secular Night."
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Poets: Margaret Atwood
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Margaret Atwood including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Atwood is also provided.
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Margaret Atwood Society
The Margaret Atwood Society is a group of students, teachers, and scholars who enjoy the works and writings of Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Site includes information about the author and accepts submissions for writing awards.
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Mother Jones: Media and Culture: Margaret Atwood
An interview with Margaret Atwood, from 1997, in which she discusses her politics and a number of her works.