Introduce class members to basic biographical information about Ernest Hemingway. Groups read three brief paragraphs, and then respond to fact-based questions using material drawn from the readings. The exercise would work well with language learners.

Concepts

a farewell to arms, ernest hemingway, the old man and the sea

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Additional Tags

the sun also rises, a farewell to arms, gertrude stein, for whom the bell tolls, the old man and the sea, english language arts

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Pros

• The passages provide basic information of Hemingway's life and his works

Cons

• The biographical information is brief and superficial
• The questions on the readings focus only on specific details drawn from the passages