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Under construction.  Check back in June 2011 for information about Italy Reads 2011: Carson McCullers's The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.

The Big Read Essay Topics (NEA Big Read)
Essay topics #7-8-9 are related to Our Town. These topics can be adapted as discussion topics.  

The Big Read Discussion Questions (NEA Big Read)
These discussion questions were created for The Big Read program for both The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Our Town by Thornton Wilder. The second section presents questions for Our Town.  

Masterpiece Theatre: Our Town
These discussion questions to use before and after seeing the drama can be easily adapted to play as a book. 

Additional Resources (NEA Big Read)
Useful resources for readers selected by NEA’s The Big Read.  

Our Town: Overview
This web resource presents a series of discussion questions that can be adapted for different purposes.  

Teachers Net: Our Town
Discussion questions divided by act.  

Our Town: Reading Guide
Reading guide of the play with discussion questions on Harper Perennial website.

Reading Group Guide
Reading guide and discussion questions sponsored by Barnes & Noble. The page includes an excerpt that can be used for discussion.

Discussion Questions and Activities: Our Town
Ten discussion questions followed by a series of activities that can be organized by book groups.