Lord Jim teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Lord Jim 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 9
Jim’s dreams of courage collapse during the Patna crisis, raising questions about the gap between imagined bravery and action.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 10 to 18
Jim faces the loss of his certificate and repeated failed beginnings, showing why practical support cannot remove his shame.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 19 to 27
Stein sends Jim to Patusan, where escape, friendship, and military success turn refuge into authority and responsibility.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 28 to 36
Jim’s love for Jewel and duties in Patusan deepen, while fears of abandonment and Marlow’s uncertain account challenge his security.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 37 to 45
Brown exploits Jim’s shame and public trust, leading to Dain Waris’s death and Jim’s final choice to face Doramin.
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
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad
Teacher and class
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