This study guide will help you tackle either version of this powerful story. Morrison’s first novel was adapted into a play, written by Lydia Diamond. Teaching The Bluest Eye? This guide from Feminist Teacher will prove incredibly useful. “This is not a story to pass on.”Ī very helpful lesson plan for Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, Beloved, courtesy of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Run by the Project on the History of Black Writing at the University of Kansas, this site provides information and other contextual resources for most of Morrison’s novels and will help you discuss Morrison’s work with your class. Language Matters II: Reading and Teaching Toni Morrison Though, we argue, they are all essential. The New York Times’ list of Morrison’s essential books Here are resources for teaching Toni Morrison’s books, including several for The Bluest Eye and Beloved, the books most frequently taught at the high school level. Toni Morrison Books, Resources, and Lesson Plans for Teaching Toni Morrison If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. Your students-and you-will be better for it. So to help you prepare for the challenge, we’ve gathered some of the best resources for teaching Toni Morrison and listed them below. But if you’ve never used her work in class or have only read her, teaching Toni Morrison can be a daunting undertaking. Despite that, her work is frequently challenged. In fact The Bluest Eye is on the list of books recommended by the Common Core. High school and college syllabi often feature her work. Morrison wrote nearly a dozen novels, a handful of children’s books, and several other works, including nonfiction, short fiction, and a libretto. Toni Morrison, one of our favorite authors to teach, passed away on August 5, 2019. Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize Lecture (1993)

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