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World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Boyhood"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Leo Tolstoy's "Boyhood."
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Website
Other

Roger Ebert: Review of Anna Karenina

For Students 9th - 10th
Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, reviews the 1997 film version of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel Anna Karenina. The movie starred Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean as Anna and Vronsky.
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Primary
Other

Wired for Books: Community Reconsidered

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the transcripts of a conversation among three Ohio University literature professors about The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy. The conversation took place on July 27, 1997 at the Ohio University...
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PBS

Pbs: Teaching Anna Karenina

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An excellent and in-depth site for teachers of Tolstoy's masterpiece. Includes information about the film version, plot summaries, discussion questions, journals, and classroom activities. Great site!
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Unit Plan
National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment of the Arts: The Big Read: The Death of Ivan Ilyich

For Students 9th - 10th
Guide to Leo Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich, with historical information, author biographies, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project ideas, and essay topics.
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eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: War and Peace [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy is available here in PDF format. War and Peace, which was first released in 1865, is 2,299 pages pages long.
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eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: Anna Karenina [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy is available here in PDF format. Anna Karenina, which was first released in 1865, is 1,423 pages pages long.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Should You Read Tolstoy's "War and Peace"?

For Students 9th - 10th
Brendan Pelsue shares everything you need to know to read the classic book, War and Peace.
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Curated OER

Leo Tolstoy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Leo Tolstoy.
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Curated OER

Leo Tolstoy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Leo Tolstoy.
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Curated OER

Leo Tolstoy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Leo Tolstoy.
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Curated OER

The Last Days of Leo Tolstoy

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of a biographical account by Vladimir Chertkov, Tolstoy's friend and assistant. Includes an index and and bibliography of Tolstoy's work.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Three Questions

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the short story "The Three Questions" by Leo Tolstoy, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Two Brothers

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Two Brothers" by Leo Tolstoy, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Death of Ivan Ilych

For Students 9th - 10th
This novella or short story was first published in 1886 and is considered one of Tolstoy's best works. Read about the important themes and characters in this informative site.
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Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Anna Karenina

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives a fascinating glimpse into the writer and the development of his characters in Anna Karenina. Read about the important themes and significant quotations to be found in this novel.
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Article
Drama Circle

Drama Circle: A Brief History of Russian Drama (Before 1900)

For Students 9th - 10th
This summary of Russian plays and playwrights begins with the 18th century comic playwright, Denis Ivanov Fonvizin and continues through Anton Chekov, with two or three sentence summaries about ten writers and their works.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: War and Peace

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A summary as well as an analysis of themes and characters. Helpful quizzes are also included.

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