Untamed

Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

“The Yellow Wallpaper”

• a classic feminist short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• demonstrates the slow disintegration of a woman trapped by a stifling marriage
• compare and contrast with Doyle’s ideas about The Power of Inner Knowing and Society’s Influence on Gender
• “The Yellow Wallpaper” on SuperSummary

“Boys and Girls”

• Alice Munro’s classic feminist short story
• explores the experience of a girl struggling with gender expectations for women
• compare and contrast with Doyle’s discussion of Society’s Influence on Gender and the “taming” of girls in childhood
• “Boys and Girls” on SuperSummary

“Sacrifices”

• an accessible poem by Richard Jones
• connects thematically to Cycles of Death and Rebirth

“homage to my hips”

• a brief but powerful poem by Lucille Clifton
• Compare and contrast Clifton’s perspective on women’s freedom and Society’s Influence on Gender with Doyle’s.

“Burning Down the House”

• the four-minute official music video for the Talking Heads song
• Students can read the lyrics here.
• Consider how the song connects to Doyle’s assertion that one must be willing to destroy parts of one’s old life to make way for something new.

Other Student Resources

Interview with Doyle and Wambach

• six-minute YouTube clip of a CBS This Morning interview with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach
• The author and her wife discuss women’s rights and female empowerment.

Glennon Doyle Reading from Untamed

• four-minute YouTube clip from Reese Witherspoon’s book club
• Doyle reads brief excerpts from her memoir.

Teacher Resources

Talking with Students About Drinking

• We Are Teachers resource in a handy bulleted list
• pointers for talking with students of various ages about alcohol

Talking with Students About Eating Disorders

• extensive resources for teachers from the National Eating Disorders Association
• pointers for talking with students about eating disorders

Talking with Students About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

• thorough and factual presentation by Alberta, Canada’s official health services
• pointers for talking with students about sexual orientation and gender identity