Curated OER
Essay on People and Their Experiences
Students explore "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin, "The Magic Barrel" by Bernard Malamud, and "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver. In this shorty story analysis lesson, students write down facts about each of the main characters from the...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: When Less Is More Understanding Minimalist Fiction
Contains plans for five lessons that use Ernest Hemingway's "Cat in the Rain" and Raymond Carver's "Little Things" to teach about minimalist fiction. After studying these texts, students try to write their own minimalist fiction. In...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Developing Characterization in Carver?s ?A Small, Good Thing
Contains plans for three lessons that teach characterization using Raymond Carver's short story "A Small, Good Thing." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Alienation in Raymond Carver & Art
Using short fiction by Raymond Carver and the art of Edward Hopper, this short unit plan explores the theme of alienation. This site includes questions, a list of suggested works, a reflection sheet, and an interactive exhibit of...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Put That on the List Independently Writing a Catalog Poem
Contains plans for two lessons that use Raymond Carver's poem "The Car" as a model for students as they write their own catalog poems. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Cathedral
Raymond Carver's most famous story, Cathedral, is looked at in depth in this site that explores themes and characters.
