The Arabian Nights teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Arabian Nights 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 1Parts 1 to 4
An imagined river journey, stolen royal children, and a ruler’s rescue introduce setting, harmful deception, and clever action against injustice.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Parts 5 to 7
Gulnare’s family reunion, Aladdin’s escape, and Agib’s losses explore trust, deception, and the consequences of ignoring warnings.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Parts 8 to 11
The City of Brass, Ali Baba, Codadad, and Hindbad’s complaint raise questions about greed, mercy, and judgments of wealth.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Parts 12 to 14
Sinbad’s first three voyages connect repeated danger and wealthy returns with resourcefulness, survival, and the hardships behind comfort.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Parts 15 to 18
Sinbad’s final voyages bring burial alive, captivity, royal friendship, and freedom, leading Hindbad to reconsider the suffering behind wealth.
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
The Arabian Nights
by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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