Louisa May Alcott is a well-known American novelist of the nineteenth century. She was born in 1832 and passed away in 1888. She wrote several books, but her best-known novel is Little Women. She was born and raised in Massachusetts.

Biography:

• Louisa May Alcott Biography: A biography from thinkquest.org

• Louisa May Alcott Film Biography: This site gives information about the film documentary based on Alcott's life

• Biography and Works Listed: This site contains a close look at Alcott's life, professional career and lists all of the work that she has written with links to several pieces

Several of Louisa May Alcott’s works are now available online. This gives you instant access to her works. Many of her books had sequels or overlapping characters.

E-Texts:

• Little Women: The story of four sisters as they deal with many of life's difficulties

• Little Men: The story of Jo from Little Women and the work she does at Plumfield home, where she cares for boys at Plumfield Estate

• Eight Cousins: The story of Rose, an orphan girl, who tries to fit into her family of seven boy cousins

• Jack and Jill: The story of two friends and their recovery from a serious accident

• An Old Fashioned Girl: The story of a country girl adjusting to life in the city

• Rose in Bloom: The sequel to Eight Cousins

• Jo's Boys: Sequel to Little Men

• Hospital Sketches: Sketches from the time that Louisa May Alcott worked as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War

• A Modern Cinderella: An adaptation of the Cinderella story

• Under the Lilacs: A story of a runaway circus boy and his road to love and acceptance

• A Garland for Girls: A collection of short stories based on the names of flowers

Many teachers still use Alcott’s books to teach units in classes. There are several wonderful resources available on Alcott’s life and work. The units range from elementary school up to high school.

Teacher Resources:

• Resources Guide for Louisa May Alcott: A list of primary and secondary works to help with lesson planning and research

• Lesson Plans for Teaching Little Women: Games and activities guide including vocabulary words

• Today in History on Louisa May Alcott: This studies Alcott's upbringing and childhood influences

• Teaching guide to The Inheritance: Discussion questions and biography information

• Louisa May Alcott Unit: A series of lesson plans on Louisa May Alcott and her works by the Kennedy Center

• Putting On Little Women: A guide to adapting the book to the play

• Collection of lesson plans on Louisa May Alcott: A list to several lesson plans that you may purchase or use for free to teach about Louisa May Alcott

You can continue to learn more about Louisa May Alcott’s life and work. Learn about her poetry, famous quotations and her work in the suffrage movement. There is also a site dedicated to the home where she spent most of her life.

Miscellaneous:

• Louisa May Alcott's Home: Take a virtual tour of Orchard House or plan a visit

• Picture Gallery: A collection of pictures of Louisa May Alcott

• Louisa May Alcott's Family Tree: See Louisa May Alcott's family tree

• Poems: Poems by Louisa May Alcott

• Laser Toner: A necessity if you choose to print out lesson plans or articles on Alcott

• Critical Essays on Louisa May Alcott: A list of critical essays based on the works of Louisa May Alcott

Please feel free to print out any of these resources at home. Before you do, be sure to stock up on high quality remanufactured inkjet and toner cartridges.

This was written by Clickinks.com, your home for printer inks and laser toner.