The Sun Also Rises

This resource can be used as supplemental teacher material or as a primary basis for an entire unit on a literary work.

• Draw students in with an enriched understanding of context before reading, provide warm-up prompts and in-class analysis opportunities involving free-writing or discussion, and assess their knowledge with thoughtful quizzes.
• Ensure deeper understanding and true enjoyment of the literature with activities that engage all learning types.
• Stretch students’ critical thinking and writing skills with strategic and probing essay topics that offer an entry point for every reading level.

Note to Teachers: To support lesson-planning, connections to the work’s primary themes are noted throughout this resource (The Lost Generation, Foreignness, Relationships, Masculine Identity).