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Curated OER

T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land": Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Tests knowledge about T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, including comprehension of the work as well as literary and historical information. Because the content of this particular quiz is so specific and not solely based on the reading, it...
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Other

Tripod: The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot including original and additional notes about the poem.
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Activity
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Poetry of t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides links to selected online texts of many of Eliot's poems, including "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "The Waste Land," and "Sweeney Among the Nightingales." Also offers a biography and selected bibliography of...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
Nobel Prize winner, T. S. Eliot is presented in this brief biography highlighting his life and literary contributions to modernist poetry. See "T. S. Eliot Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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Website
Other

New Criterion: "A Craving for Reality: t.s.eliot Today" by Roger Kimball

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1999 New Criterion essay examines the decline of Eliot's stature in academia and the culture in general due in part to the writings of Cynthia Ozick, Harold Bloom, and Eliot's biographers.
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: The Waste Land

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
'The Waste Land' is a long poem by the American writer T.S Eliot. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: T S Eliot's the Waste Land

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Through close reading of "The Waste Land" in its original manuscript form, students will explore how the poem evolved in the process of editing. By reading contemporary letters and reviews, students will be guided towards a more informed...
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Literature 1900 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore key literary works of the early 20th- century with these articles.
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Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Capturing and Creating the Modern

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the ways in which writers captured the fast-changing world around them during the 20th Century.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site presents information on T.S. Eliot's (1888-1965) life and career (including a biographical timeline), a bibliography of his works, a discussion of selected works, and links to related sites.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: T. S. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a brief biography, but more importantly provides online texts of four of Eliot's works: "Prufrock and Other Observations", "Poems", "The Waste Land", and "Sacred Wood" (Eliot's collection of essays on poetry and criticism).
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eBook
Other

Exploring the Waste Land: "The Waste Land" by t.s. Eliot

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the full text to T. S. Eliot's poem, "The Waste Land", complete with companion notes and references. A great site for studying poetry, prose, and other literature.