Paradise Lost teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Paradise Lost 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 1Books 1 to 2
Satan gathers the defeated angels and journeys toward humanity, showing how pride turns resistance into planned deception.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Books 3 to 5
The Son offers redemption as Satan approaches Paradise, while warnings to Adam and Eve connect freedom with responsibility.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Books 6 to 7
Raphael recounts the rebels’ defeat and the world’s creation, linking the Son’s power with limits on human knowledge.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Books 8 to 10
Raphael warns Adam about judgment, Satan deceives Eve, and punishment leads the human pair from blame toward shared prayer.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Books 11 to 12
Michael reveals suffering and redemption before Adam and Eve leave Paradise, showing how knowledge can lead toward faith and obedience.
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 39 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
Paradise Lost
by John Milton
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