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Willa CatherA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, strategies that work well include graphic organizers, sentence frames or starters, group work, or oral responses.
Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the below bulleted outlines. Cite details from the novel over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. In what ways is Alexandra a subversive character?
2. Consider the novel’s depiction of the immigrant experience.
By Willa Cather
A Lost Lady
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A Wagner Matinee
A Wagner Matinee
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Coming, Aphrodite!
Coming, Aphrodite!
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop
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Lucy Gayheart
Lucy Gayheart
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My Antonia
My Antonia
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Neighbour Rosicky
Neighbour Rosicky
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One Of Ours
One Of Ours
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Paul's Case
Paul's Case
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Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock
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The Professor's House
The Professor's House
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The Sculptor's Funeral
The Sculptor's Funeral
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The Song of the Lark
The Song of the Lark
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