Candide teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Candide for ages 14 to 18: a plan, a worksheet and the answers for each week, a final essay with a marking guide, and a reading certificate to print. Free to use in class.
Five weeks, week by week
- Week 1Chapters 1 to 6
Candide faces expulsion, forced service, war, and disaster, testing Pangloss’s optimism against suffering and practical kindness.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 7 to 12
Candide reunites with Cunegonde and flees after killing two men, while the women’s accounts reveal survival under coercion.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 13 to 18
Candide and Cacambo escape threats and reach El Dorado, where freedom and generosity challenge familiar ideas about wealth and rank.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 19 to 24
Slavery, theft, deception, and hidden misery challenge Candide’s hopes as Martin questions whether wealth or appearances can promise happiness.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 25 to 30
Candide rescues his companions and marries Cunegonde, but household discontent leads him toward useful work rather than endless argument.
Plan · worksheet · answers
Assessment
Final essay
Three questions to choose from, 800 to 1,200 words, with a marking guide in four bands.
Quiz bank
The 30 questions and 40 flashcards online, for homework or a quick check in class. Open the quiz
Discussion
Questions for small groups, meeting by meeting. The book club kit
Reading certificate
Certificate of reading
Student's name
has read
Candide
by Voltaire
Teacher and class
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