Doris Lessing Teacher Resources

Learners discuss the subject and meaning of examples of visual art. They analyze various paintings found on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website, answer discussion questions, complete online interactive activities, and write an essay.

Students consider female authors and their literature. Working in partnerships, they research and map the life and work of a Nobel Prize-winning female author of their choice. Students write individual letters expressing their thoughts...

Brief biography on the life and award-winning career of author Doris Lessing. Offers a look at her Nobel win and links to various interviews, essays, and archived news articles.

Did you read "The Fifth Child" by Doris Lessing? Test your skills with a crossword puzzle. There are sixteen questions about the novel, and hints are given if needed. The crossword program also keeps track of your score.

This site contains an essay which compares the famous authors Doris Lessing and Virginia Woolf. Good discussion of these authors and their use of self-representation and autobiographical works.

This site contains a lengthy bibliography of Lessing's work, a statement by her, contact information and a brief summary of her life so far.

Real Audio archive recording of Terry Gross interviewing the novelist Doris Lessing, May 31, 1988 on the subject of marriage.

Photographs of novelist Doris Lessing from 1949 to 2002.

Biographical information about the life and works of author Doris Lessing.

Biographical sketch of Doris Lessing, 20th century British feminist writer.

This is a lesson from a unit on 20th Century Postmodernism; it focuses on three short stories from the period: "A Shocking Accident" by Graham Greene, "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence, and "No Witchcraft for Sale" by Doris...

A photo of author Doris Lessing.

This large site offers both background, personal interviews, examples of Lessing's work, and suggestions for teaching it.

This University of West Alabama site features a selected bibliography of Lessing's works (includes bibliographies of other African women writers).