Hamlet teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Hamlet 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 1Scenes 1 to 4
The ghost draws Hamlet toward investigation while court expectations and family commands place pressure on private grief and love.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Scenes 5 to 8
The ghost demands revenge, Hamlet plans a performance to test guilt, and hidden observation makes trust and evidence central concerns.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Scenes 9 to 12
The performance strengthens Hamlet's suspicions, but mistaken appearances delay revenge and turn a confrontation with his mother into a killing.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Scenes 13 to 16
The King secretly orders Hamlet's execution while war, Ophelia's grief, and Laertes's challenge expose the growing reach of revenge.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Scenes 17 to 20
Hamlet's return leads to a poisoned fencing match, as competing claims of grief and revenge end in deaths and explanation.
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
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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