Teaching

On this page, I’ve compiled resources for teachers and professors who are interested in teaching Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s life and/or works.

• Books:
  • Approaches to Teaching the Works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz from the MLA.

• Lesson Plans:
  • [online] [FREE] Lesson plan from Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
  • [online] [word document] [FREE] Lesson plan created by David Bolt and Katie Kempker.
  • [online] [FREE] Course website on teaching the poem ‘You Foolish Men’. Offers side by side translation and analysis. Created by Craig White.

• Worksheets:
  • 2nd Grade: Breaks down biographical information on Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz into small paragraphs. Promotes active reading. Source: education.com [FREE]
  • 7th Grade Upwards: Pasaporte Cultural – Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Source: TeachersPayTeachers. [$2.00]
  • 8th Grade Upwards:Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Biografía: Biography of a Famous Nun, Poet & Feminist. Source: TeachersPayTeachers. [$1.75]
  • [PDF/word document] Reply to Sor Filotea de la Cruz por Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. From Sonoma State University

• Electronic Resources:
  • [online][FREE][PDF]Digitized version of a facsimile Fama y obras póstumas. Available from Bielefeld University Library.
  • [online][FREE] Outline of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz’s La Repuesta (The Reply) from Dr. Philip Irving Mitchell, Director of the University Honors Program at Dallas Baptist.  

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