Margaret Atwood
Teacher Resource File

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Biography

Margaret Atwood's Home Page
Her very own home page. Biography; bibliography; interviews
Atwood Society Margaret Atwood Information Site
Bibliography, Internet resources, Society information
Margaret Atwood
Biography, poems, writing philosophy, published works, other
information; from University of Toronto Libraries,
Canadian poetry
Margaret Atwood
From The Canadian & World Encyclopedia
Margaret Atwood
Article from Encyclopedia.com
Margaret Atwood
Biography, links from poets.org
CBC 4 Kids. Margaret Atwood
Biography, audio clips, bibliography

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Bibliography

The Atwood Society's Bibliography of Margaret Atwood's Primary Texts
Compiled by Thomas B. Friedman
100 Canadian Poets - Margaret Atwood
Biography, bibliographies of her publications, critical materials,
articles. From University of Calgary
The Handmaid's Tale, 1990
Movie information from the Internet Movie Database

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E-texts

A Visit Poem from Atlantic Monthly.
Margaret Atwood. "In the Secular Night"
From University of Toronto Canadian Poets.
Margaret Atwood: Poetry, Bio, Quotes & More
Poems, "Postcard", "They Eat Out", "Variations on the World Love",
"Variations on the Word Sleep"; excerpt from
The Edible Woman

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Other Resources

BBC Online. Margaret Atwood
Audio clips of Atwood's comments on her works
The Salon Interview: Margaret Atwood
Interview on her book, Blood + Laundry.
Atwood Not Bugged about Insect's Name [article]
From Jam!
Interview with Margaret Atwood
From Thompson's Interviews with Authors of Modern Arthurian
Legends, on her poems "Avalon Revisited"

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Lesson Plans

Piece of Mind: Poetry, Person, and Place in Architecture
Grades five through twelve; Visual Arts and Photography classes.
By Michael A. Vuksta at Yale New Haven Lesson Plans;
Uses Atwood's poems, "The Small Cabin" and "Frame", Procedures for the Underground
Margaret Atwood Reading Group Guide. Vintage Books
Interviews, guides to several of her books.
Books@Random. Alias Grace Readers' Companion
Letter & interview from Atwood, topics for discussion,
useful books selected by Atwood
Books@Random. Bodily Harm Readers' Companion
Questions for discussion, biography, information
Books@Random. Cat's Eye Readers' Companion
Interview, selected poems, topics for discussion,
biography, information
Books@Random. The Edible Woman Readers' Companion
Discussion questions, biography, information
Handmaid's Tale Study Guide
North American Fiction and Film. Margaret Atwood
Introduction and general comments on The Handmaid's Tale
Planet Earth: Almost 6 Billion Served
Understanding the impact of the rising global population on
individual countries. Grades 6-8; 9-12; interdisciplinary with geography,
global history, mathematics, social studies; language arts
uses Orwell's 1984 and Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale
Steps to Understanding. The Handmaid's Tale
By Anja Breuer
Biblical Influences in The Handmaid's Tale
Lesson plans by Anja Breuer; secondary level [German]
Books@Random. The Handmaid's Tale Readers' Companion
Interview with Atwood, topics for discussion
Margaret Atwood: Once in August
Information on the National Film Board of Canada video on Atwood
Books@Random. Lady Oracle Readers' Companion
Topics for discussion, biography, information
Books@Random. Life Before Man Readers' Companion
Discussion questions, biography, information
Books@Random. The Robber Bride Reader's Companion
Introduction, reviews, e-texts, other resources
Webrary. Book Discussions. The Robber Bride
Discussion questions
Books@Random. Surfacing Readers' Companion
Discussion questions, biography, information

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Criticism

IPL Online Literary Criticism Collection

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