A Rose for Emily Activities and Teaching Resource Bundle

Explore Secrets, Silence, and Southern Gothic with the A Rose for Emily Teaching Bundle

Support your students in exploring the mystery, secrecy, and unsettling atmosphere of William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily with this all-in-one teaching bundle. Designed to promote close reading, critical thinking, and creative engagement, this resource pack offers a wide range of interactive and analytical activities to help students examine Faulkner’s distinctive style, narrative voice, and enduring themes.

Packed with revision tools, discussion prompts, and imaginative tasks, this bundle deepens students’ understanding of key ideas including isolation, tradition versus change, secrecy, community judgement, and the decline of the Old South.

This bundle includes:
✔ A Rose for Emily Creative Writing Prompts – Encourage imaginative and analytical responses linked to the story’s central ideas
✔ A Rose for Emily Word Search – Reinforce key vocabulary in an accessible and engaging way
✔ A Rose for Emily Crossword Puzzle – Consolidate knowledge through clue-based revision
✔ A Rose for Emily Creative Post-Reading Tasks – A choice of nine activities, from gossip columns to symbolic house blueprints
✔ A Rose for Emily Roll the Dice Discussion Board – Promote thoughtful classroom dialogue through student-led questions
✔ A Rose for Emily Bingo Review Game – A fast-paced, interactive way to revise character, theme, and symbolism
✔ A Rose for Emily Essay Questions – 15 analytical prompts exploring narrative technique, Gothic elements, and deeper meaning

Why choose this bundle?
✔ Versatile – Suitable for introducing, exploring, or revising the text
✔ Engaging – A variety of tasks to suit different learning styles and abilities
✔ Time-Saving – Ready-to-use printables requiring minimal preparation

Perfect for:
✔ KS4 English Literature
✔ American short story study or explorations of Southern Gothic writing
✔ Cover lessons or homework
✔ Revision and exam preparation

📥 Download today and guide your students through one of Faulkner’s most haunting and unforgettable short stories.