Film clips from the documentary Hemingway Ken Burns and Lynn Novick provide readers of The Sun Also Rises with the opportunity to hear what other writers and critics have to say about Hemingway's portrayal of the post-World War I Lost Generation.

Concepts

ernest hemingway, literary analysis, american literature, post world war i, modernism, antisemitism

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Instructional Ideas

• Include the novel and the PBS resource in a unit study of the post World War I period

Classroom Considerations

• The resource is designed for readers who have finished the novel
• The lesson comes with a warning that it "contains materials that may be sensitive for some students"
• Preview that lesson to determine how to approach the anti-semitism with your classes
• Carefully examine the teacher guide linked in the Included Materials section to determine if the resources are appropriate for your classroom
• Subtitles are provided for the remarks of the Spanish speakers

Pros

• Support materials include pre-viewing and post-viewing activities, as well as an exit ticket and extensions
• Also included are support materials

Cons

• None

Common Core

CCRA.R.3 RL.7.3 RL.7.9 RI.7.3 RL.8.3 RL.8.9 RI.8.3 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.5 RI.9-10.3 RL.11-12.3 RI.11-12.3