The Trial teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Trial 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 2
Josef K. faces an unexplained arrest and challenges a crowded hearing, revealing authority that interrupts ordinary life without explaining itself.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Parts 3 to 4
Josef K.’s return to court brings failed help and physical weakness, while his visit to Bürstner’s room challenges personal boundaries.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Parts 5 to 6
The guards’ punishment and Josef K.’s visit to Huld connect shifting responsibility with legal help disrupted by personal intimacy.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Parts 7 to 8
Josef K. plans to control his defense, but pressure at work and Block’s costly case expose the dangers of legal dependence.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Parts 9 to 10
The chaplain offers no clear help, and Josef K.’s final journey exposes the personal consequences of unclear authority and failed resistance.
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 Trial
by Franz Kafka
Teacher and class
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