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English teacher for upper schools with a passion for literature. My resources eschew flashy, clip-art-infested layouts for clean, focused, and advanced worksheets and activities for students and teachers.
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English teacher for upper schools with a passion for literature. My resources eschew flashy, clip-art-infested layouts for clean, focused, and advanced worksheets and activities for students and teachers.
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A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen) - Pre-Reading NO PREP TEACHING Activities
This is a comprehensive collection of NO PREP teaching activities, worksheets, teaching presentations and printout materials for my various pre-reading activities for the iconic play A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. You can use any of these activities to introduce the play, depending on your syllabus, group of students, etc.
The play is a particular success with IB or A-Level students, but the resources can be used with any upper school / high school class!
The comprehensive bundle includes:
1. A Critical Introduction to the play, with a focus on providing key insights into the most important aspects of the play, in preparation for an in-depth, advanced teaching unit and in-class study. The introduction also includes follow-up discussion questions.
2. Drama & Improv Activities: This activity uses drama and improv prompts to help students explore familiar scenes from the play, but with a modern twist. Students are encouraged to think on their feet, use their imagination, and have fun as they bring the classic novel to life in an entirely different way.
3. Carousel Discussion & Anticipation Activity: This activity uses various statements related to the play and to current or otherwise relevant socio-historical issues to create an engaging and thought-provoking anticipation activity for reading the play. I find carousel activities particularly engaging for students and a rewarding experience every time. Students engage with key issues that you can return to as you read the play, and it is particularly rewarding to return to questions left unanswered in such activities as the play progresses.
4. NO PREP TEACHING PRESENTATION: I’ve made every effort to include absolutely everything you need to teach these pre-reading activities. An engaging, all-you-need-to-teach presentation PDF is included. Just open the PDF, go into full-screen mode and go through the lesson, including learning objectives, lesson instructions, closing activities, and more! The presentation matches the print-and-use worksheets perfectly.
***Happy teaching!
*Feedback is always welcome!
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NB: Please do not hesitate to contact me using the e-mail address provided at the bottom of any of my resources, should you have any questions or technical issues with my resources. I am always happy to help and will try to get back to you a.s.a.p.!
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Things Fall Apart (Achebe) Complete Advanced Teaching BUNDLE + ANSWERS + GUIDE
One of my favorite novels to teach, I’ve revisited and revised my Things Fall Apart resources and included a comprehensive range of activities for the entire novel.
Each unit included in this comprehensive bundle focuses on different aspects of this African classic worth teaching (and standards-aligned)
Examples of the activities included in each unit are:
1. Comprehension & Close Reading Questions for each chapter of Things Fall Apart
2. Let’s Get Quizzical! - Quote Hunt Quiz for each chapter (a great way to quickly review comprehension and reading with students, these quote hunt quizzes can be used as a springboard for close reading and other activities.
3. The Novel In Context - These activities focus on various aspects of the novel’s context of composition and interpretation, including the history of Nigeria, colonization, the role of women, Igbo culture, traditions, etc.
4. Analyzing Characters / Themes / Setting / Figurative Devices / Symbols / Conflicts etc. - these are a range of guided close reading activities; each focuses on different literary aspects of the novel, selected as most appropriate for each chapter. A great way to facilitate a closer look at key aspects of this literary masterpiece and to practice key close reading and inference skills.
5. Creative Writing Tasks - a range of creative writing prompts and tasks for each chapter, allows your students to engage with the story, characters, main ideas, etc. of the story in a more personal, creative, and empathetic manner.
7. Making Connections - these activities introduce/focus on the various allusions/connections made to other literary works and texts in Things Fall Apart, including Greek tragedy, the concept of the tragic hero, and W. B. Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming” (which inspired Achebe’s title of the novel - Things Fall Apart). These are crucial activities and materials to teach a more in’de
8. Teacher’s Guide (Model Answers + Commentary + Analysis) - Each unit of work (for each chapter) includes a comprehensive teacher’s guide, which itself includes model answers for all the activities as well as a detailed plot summary and analysis of the respective chapter, designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment.
9. I’ve also included all my pre-reading and post-reading activities and assessments in this bundle!
Happy teaching! Feedback is always welcome!
Things Fall Apart (Achebe) - After Reading Essay Assessment + RUBRIC + ANSWERS
This is a print-and-use whole-book (after-reading) essay assessment for Chinua Achebe’s iconic African novel Things Fall Apart, and it includes:
1. Whole Book Essay Questions: A range of essay questions address key issues and central concerns of the novel as prompts for a final, summative assessment
2. Essay Assessment Criteria & Rubric: An essay assessment rubric & list of criteria that can be used to easily assess the essay responses (should they be used as an assessment).
3. TEACHER’S GUIDE with MODEL ANSWERS for all the comprehension questions, the bildungsroman activity, as well as model essay responses for ALL the essay questions of the assessment to help teachers. Perfect for independent study or distance learning.
NB: I’ve included 2 versions of the instructions & questions.
Version 1 presumes that the students can use Things Fall Apart as an open-book source of reference (without any notes, however!)
Version 2 presumes that the students do not have access to the text.
Feedback is always appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 20-22 - Irony - Activities + ANSWERS
This comprehensive unit of work focuses on Part 3, Chapters 20-22 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart, and includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapters 20-22 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 20-22 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Analysing Language - Irony. This activity first introduces/reviews the different kinds of irony most often found/used in literature, including comical, verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. Then the activity uses excerpts/passages from Things Fall Apart to test students’ understanding of the concepts and as a springboard for a further in-depth discussion of the purpose of irony in the novel.
4. The Novel in Context - The Role of Women in Things Fall Apart - As Chapters 20-22 feature Ezinma quite heavily, discussions about religion, agbala, as well as a return to Okonkwo’s paternalistic, patriarchal view of Igbo tradition and society, it provides plenty of fertile ground for an in-depth analysis of the role of women in Things Fall Apart. The activity includes an exploratory essay and follow-up discussion questions.
5. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities - designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights.
Perfect for independent study and distance learning. Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 18-19 - Colonised - Activities + ANSWERS
This comprehensive unit of work focuses on Part 2, Chapters 18-19 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart, and includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapters 18-19 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 18-19 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Making Connections - “The White Man’s Burden”. This activity focuses on Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s Burden”, esp. in the context of my unit on Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, and includes the following:
Introduction to the Poem & Context: This informative text explores the poem’s context of composition as well as the idea of ‘the white man’s burden’ expressed in the poem’s title. Political cartoons and primary sources help to bring the debate to life.
Comprehension, Close Reading & Analysis Questions that facilitate in-depth analysis and critical discussion of Kipling’s poem.
Extension Activity: This activity uses H. T. Johnson’s poetic response, “Black Man’s Burden” (1899) as a basis for an optional extension discussion. I felt that this is important to include to present the other side of the debate and to provide more historical context for the reception of Kipling’s poem.
4. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities - designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights.
**Perfect for independent study and distance learning. Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 16-17 - Nwoye - Activities + ANSWERS
This comprehensive unit of work focuses on Part 2, Chapters 16-17 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart, and includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapters 16-17 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 16-17 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Analyzing Language - Figurative Devices - This two-fold activity first reviews important figurative devices that are often used in the novel (alliteration, simile, personification, imagery, hyperbole, dramatic irony, etc.), and then uses key quotes and passages from the novel Ch. 14-16 to test students’ understanding of the concepts reviewed.
4. Analyzing Nwoye’s Character Development: Passage-Based Close Reading - Chapters 16-17 include various key scenes and moments in Nwoye’s character development. This passage-based close reading activity provides selected passages and guided questions to trace this foil character’s development throughout the novel both retroactively and with a direct focus on Chapters 16-17. Key Concepts such as motifs, symbolism, and foil character are reviewed/revisited, too.
4. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities - designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights.
Perfect for independent study and distance learning. Feedback is greatly appreciated!
FREE Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 14-15 - Colonialism - Activities + ANSWERS
This FREE unit of work focuses on Part 2, Chapters 14-15 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart.
As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 14-15 it includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapters 14-15 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 14-15 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. The Novel in Context - A Brief History of Colonial Africa - This activity provides a brief history of the colonization of Africa by Europe and Western powers, accompanied by comprehension and discussion questions.
4. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 14-15 of the novel - including a summary and analysis of Chapters 14-15. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights.
**Perfect for independent study and distance learning. Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 12-13 - Symbolism - Activities + ANSWERS
This unit of work focuses on Chapters 12-13 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart.
As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 12-13 it includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 12-13 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 12-13 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Analysing Language - Symbolism - This activity introduces students to the use and importance of symbolism in literature and other texts (such as political campaigns etc.)
4. Analysing Language - Symbolism in Things Fall Apart- This activity builds upon the introduction to symbolism activity - and guides students through a close reading and inference activity in which they have to reflect on Achebe’s use of symbols in Part 1 of the novel.
5. Extension Writing Task - Essay: This activity provides ideas and prompts for students to write an essay in which they analyze the use of symbols in Chapters 12-13 of the novel. This activity and the prompts can be expanded to include a retrospective of Part 1 of the novel if you like.
6. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 12-13 of the novel - including a summary and analysis of Chapters 12-13. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights.
***Perfect for independent study and distance learning.
Feedback is greatly appreciated!*
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 10-11 - Folktales - Activities + ANSWERS
This unit of work focuses on Chapters 10-11 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart.
As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 10-11 it includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 10-11 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 10-11 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Making Connections - Allegorical Fables - This activity introduces students to allegorical fiction and folk tales and their purpose in film / popular culture and literature.
4. Making Connections - Allegorical Fables in Things Fall Apart - This activity builds upon the ‘Allegorical Fables’ activity and facilitates a close look at the various allegorical folktales Achebe incorporates into Part One of Things Fall Apart. Ultimately, this will give students another point of access to this masterpiece and a way to appreciate Achebe’s literary craftmanship even more.
5. Creative Writing Task - Write Your Own African Fable: This activity provides ideas and prompts for students to get creative and to write their own African fables. This is a great way to wrap up this unit and an alternative, creative form of assessment.
6. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 10-11 of the novel - including a summary and analysis of Chapters 10-11. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights.
**Perfect for independent study and distance learning. Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 8-9 - Allusions - Activities + ANSWERS
This unit of work focuses on Chapters 8-9 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart.
As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 8-9 it includes the following:
1**. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions** for Chapter 8-9 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 8-9 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Making Connections - Allusions in Literature - This activity introduces students to allusions and their purpose in film / popular culture and literature.
4. Making Connections - Allusions in Things Fall Apart - This activity builds upon the ‘Allusions in Literature’ activity and facilitates a close look at the various religious and literary allusions Achebe makes in these chapters of the novel, taking into account the purpose and deliberations behind the use of these illusions in the novel. Ultimately, this will give students another point of access to this masterpiece and a way to appreciate Achebe’s literary craftmanship even more.
5. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 8-9 of the novel - including a summary and analysis of Chapters 8-9 and a character analysis of Ekwefi, a character developed considerably in Chapter 9. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment.
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 6-7 - Ikemefuna - Activities + ANSWERS
This unit of work focuses on Chapters 6-7 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart.
As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 6-7, it includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 6-7 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 6-7 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Analyzing Language - Direct & Indirect Characterization - This two-fold activity first reviews the important concepts direct and indirect characterization, followed by a close reading exercise that tests students’ understanding of these concepts as well as their close reading & inference skills.
4. Writing Practice - Essay Writing: Ikemefuna’s Death - This activity uses the key scene and event of Ikemefuna’s death in Chapter 7 to provide prompts and to guide the students through the process of writing an essay. This can be used to review students’ holistic understanding of Chapters 1-7 of the novel, it can be seamlessly connected to the characterization activity, and also provides an excellent opportunity for exam practice, where appropriate.
5. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key with model answers for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 6-7 of the novel - including a summary and analysis of Chapters 6-7. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment.
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 4-5 - Igbo Customs - Activities + ANSWERS
This unit of work focuses on Chapters 4-5 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart.
As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 4-5, it includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 4-5 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 4-5 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Analyzing Language - Figurative Devices - This two-fold activity first reviews important figurative devices that are often used in the novel (alliteration, simile, personification, imagery, hyperbole, dramatic irony, etc.), and then uses key quotes and passages from the novel Ch. 1-5 to test students’ understanding of the concepts reviewed, including a critical engagement with the purpose and intended effect of figurative language in Achebe’s writing.
4. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 4-5 of the novel - including a summary and analysis of Chapters 4-5. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment.
I hope you find everything you were looking for here.
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 2-3 - Igbo Proverbs - Activities + ANSWERS
This unit of work focuses on Chapters 2-3 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart.
As a comprehensive unit for Chapters 2-3, it includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 2-3 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapters 2-3 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Analyzing Language - Igbo Proverbs - This activity facilitates a closer look at and discussion of the many Igbo proverbs used in Ch. 1-3 of the novel.
4. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapters 2-3 of the novel - including a character analysis of Unoka and a summary and analysis of Chapters 2-3. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment.
I hope you find everything you were looking for here.
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
FREE Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Pre-Reading Introduction + Activities
This FREE no-prep unit provides introductory activities for Chinua Achebe’s iconic African novel Things Fall Apart. The unit includes:
1. Exploring Expository Writing: An in-depth introductory text that provides insights into the following aspects of the novel:
critical reception & worldwide success of Things Fall Apart
context & background
2. Discussion Questions: A range of discussion prompts that test understanding of the text, on the one hand, and provide food for thought and extended critical discussion.
Happy teaching!
Feedback is always appreciated!
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe) Ch. 1 - Unoka - NO PREP Activities + ANSWERS
This unit of work focuses on Chapter 1 of Chinua Achebe’s iconic novel Things Fall Apart.
As a comprehensive unit for Chapter 1, it includes the following:
1. Comprehension, Close Reading & Discussion Questions for Chapter 1 of the novel.
2. Identify the Quote Quiz - this activity provides an alternative, quicker, and potentially more fun way to check reading and comprehension of Chapter 1 of the novel - with quotes that students have to recognize and contextualize.
3. Analyzing Character: Unoka vs. Okonkwo - This activity provides a scaffolded, guided opportunity to compare and contrast Unoka and Okonkwo as presented in Chapter 1. The activity also introduces the concept of foil characters in literature.
4. English or Igbo? - The Languages of Things Fall Apart - this activity provides insight and discussion prompts to look at Achebe’s language and style choices for the novel. The provided discussion questions facilitate a closer look at the purpose and effect of Achebe’s simple syntax, short sentences, and infusion of the novel with Igbo proverbs and vocabulary. This is activity is certainly the most advanced of the range of activities provided.
5. Teacher’s Guide + Answer Key - this provides a detailed answer key for all the activities as well as a teacher’s guide for Chapter 1 of the novel - including a character analysis of Unoka and a summary and analysis of Chapter 1. This is designed for teachers who are new to the novel, or veterans who wish to gain fresh insights, as well as for students working independently in a home-schooling setting or in a distance learning environment.
I hope you find everything you were looking for here.
Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) WHOLE BOOK TEST + ANSWERS
This is an after-reading, whole book assessment for Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The assessment includes questions that focus on the following topics / learning objectives central to the novel:
Contexts
Settings
Themes
Characters
Assessment duration: 45 minutes - 60 minutes.
The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026.
Naturally, I’ve included Teacher’s Guide & Answers for all assessment questions.
I haven’t included a preview of this product for obvious reasons…
**Feedback is always welcome!
Happy teaching!**
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - Ch. 53-61 - Austen's Language ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
This teaching unit focuses on Volume 3, Chapters 11-19 (or Chapters 53-61) overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s ending to the novel, and another in depth look at her language, style, and characterisation.
The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026.
The unit includes:
1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students!
2. Digging Deeper: Analysing Language & Style in Pride and Prejudice: This activity goes into considerable depth, exploring Austen’s use of various rhetorical devices, including abstract nouns, the rhetorical balance of three, balanced sentences throughout her novel. The various activities are carefully scaffolded to build upon each other and to simultaneously test students’ understanding of the novel as a whole.
3. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities.
Happy teaching!
Feedback is always welcome!
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - Ch. 43-52 - Themes ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
This teaching unit focuses on Volume 3, Chapters 1-10 (or Chapters 43-52) overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Pemberley, Lydia and Wickham’s elopement, and the attendant analysis of themes throughout the novel so far.
The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026.
The unit includes:
1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Four fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students!
2. Digging Deeper: Analysing Themes in Pride and Prejudice: This activity goes into considerable depth, exploring the role of themes in Pride and Prejudice. In addition to a preliminary exploration of the most prevalent themes, a follow-up activity looks at Austen’s variations on the theme of pride throughout the novel.
3. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities.
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - Ch. 35-42 - The Role of Letters ACTIVITIES + ANSWERS
This teaching unit focuses on Volume 2, Chapters 12-19 (or Chapters 35-42 overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s revolutionary use of irony in the novel (verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony).
The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026.
The unit includes:
1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students!
2. Digging Deeper - The Role of Letters in Pride and Prejudice: This activity goes into considerable depth, exploring the role of letters in Pride and Prejudice, as a way to move forward plot, develop character, or revisit central themes.
3. Exam Practice: Passage-Based Response: This activity enables exam practice for IGCSE & AS/A-Levels in a structured, scaffolded manner that focuses on the exam assessment criteria.
4. Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities.
***Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading!
Feedback is always welcome!***
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - Ch. 29-34 - Types of Irony - ACTIVITIES &ANSWERS
This teaching unit focuses on Volume 2, Chapters 6-11 (or Chapters 29-34 overall) of the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a particular focus on Austen’s revolutionary use of irony in the novel (verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony).
The novel is also on the IGCSE English Literature syllabus for exams 2026 and 2027 as well as the A/AS-Level English Literature syllabus for exams 2024-2026.
The unit includes:
1. Comprehension: Quick Quiz Activities: Two fun, quick quiz activities to test your students’ reading, and to enable an engaging introduction to the main topics and learning objectives of the unit. I’ve also included a link for an interactive Kahoot!-version of this quick quiz that you can alternatively do with your students!
2. Digging Deeper: Types of Irony: This activity uses an engaging way to test student’s knowledge of the three main types of irony: verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. The activity is engaging and gets students thinking about how important irony is to good storytelling. I’ve also included an extended version of this activity, with an extended set of flashcards to enable more student engagement.
3. Irony in Pride and Prejudice: This activity is designed to test student’s understanding of types of irony as they apply the concepts to a range of key quotations and examples of irony in Pride and Prejudice. The activity is structured and allows scaffolding and group work in order to really help students get to grips with how Austen masterfully uses irony in her novel.
Teacher’s Guide & Model Answers for all activities. The teacher’s guide includes detailed model answers for all activities as well as the link to the alternative digital Kahoot! activities.
**Happy teaching, studying, revising, and reading!
Feedback is always welcome!**