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.