University Level
Teaching William Morris
Published in 2019, this edited volume features contributions by many leading Morris scholars. Learn more.
Morris’s Writings: Study Questions
Florence S. Boos, University of Iowa Professor of English, has shared several sets of study questions about Morris’s life and works:
- Morris’s Life
- “The Beauty of Life,” “Lesser Arts,” “Art Under Plutocracy”
- “The Defence of Guenevere”
- A Dream of John Ball
- “Gertha’s Lovers”
- “The Haystack in the Floods”
- News from Nowhere
Pre-University
William Morris’s designs are a frequent subject of study in British primary and secondary schools, and several UK institutions provide lesson plans, activity sheets, and other resources for educations.
The William Morris Society UK Teaching Resources
Includes a lesson plan for a unit exploring pattern and Morris’s designs through printmaking.
The William Morris Gallery Teaching Resources
Includes lesson plans for units exploring Morris’s designs, his literary and natural inspirations, the business of design, and Morris’s role as a political organizer.
Video Resources
William Morris Society US on YouTube
Our YouTube channel offers a wide range of video resources, including recordings of our digital lecture series and panels, and playlists we have collected of Morris-related content created by other groups and scholars.
In 2015, the Teaching William Morris Project and the WMS-US also produced a series of videos presenting excerpts from G. D. H. Cole’s lectures on the Life of William Morris.