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Italy Reads - Resources for Teachers: Italy Reads 2022-2023

This collection of freely available online resources has been put together by the Library Staff.

Italy Reads at John Cabot University presents:

Margaret Fuller's

Summer on the Lakes in 1843

The cover of the official
Italy Reads 2022-2023 edition of
Summer on the Lakes in 1843
by Margaret Fuller

Table of Contents

Presentations

Lesson Plan: Women in 'Summer on the Lake in 1843'
A presentation by Monica Rizzo, Liceo Machiavelli, Rome.
Lesson Plan: 'Summer on the Lakes in 1843,' a travelogue by Margaret Sarah Fuller
A presentation by Raffaella Antonelli, Liceo Farnesina, Rome.
Lesson Plan: Reading Parts of 'Summer on the Lakes in 1843', by Margaret Sarah Fuller
A presentation by Maria Scaglione, Liceo Scientifico "G. Rummo," Benevento.
Lesson Plan: Travelling through 'Summer on the Lakes' by Margaret Fuller
A presentation by Maria Bellucci, Liceo Torricelli, Rome.

Full Text

Summer on the lakes, in 1843 by Margaret Fuller
Read online or download the full text of the book from the Open Library website.
Summer on the lakes, in 1843 by Margaret Fuller
Audiobook from LibriVox.

General Resources

Wikipedia: Margaret Fuller
Wikipedia entry for Margaret Fuller, with biographical information and the list of his works.
Wikipedia: Summer on the Lakes
Wikipedia entry about Margaret Fuller’s Summer on the Lakes.
Wikipedia: Transcendentalism
Wikipedia about Transcendentalism.

Biographies

Margaret Fuller: Biography
Biographical information about Margaret Fuller.
Margaret Fuller
Biographical entry from the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Margaret Fuller: Biography
Biography entry from eNotes.

Articles and Reviews

Articles from The New York Times
Available upon free registration and login.

Lesson Plans and Activities

Margaret Fuller
List of resources about Margaret Fuller and her works from Study.com website. Full contents unlocked upon registration.

Digital Materials

Online Works by Margaret Fuller
Works available from the Open Library website.
Women in History
Episode 19 from Spotify podcast series American Tapestry.

Additional Resources

Margaret Fuller
Prezi by Julia Balfagón Romero.
Self Reliance and Other Essays: The Dial
Page from GradeSaver about transcendentalist essays and reviews.
The Letters of Margaret Fuller
Study guide about the letters from eNotes, accessible for 48 hours upon website registration.