The Winter's Tale teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Winter's Tale 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 3
Royal friendship breaks down as Leontes turns Hermione's kindness into grounds for jealousy, raising questions about evidence and power.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Scenes 4 to 6
Paulina defends Hermione and her newborn daughter while Leontes orders abandonment, showing how loyalty can require resistance to power.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Scenes 7 to 9
The oracle clears Hermione, loss brings Leontes to remorse, and Perdita's rescue opens hope across a sixteen-year gap.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Scenes 10 to 12
Polixenes investigates Florizel and blocks his match with Perdita, while disguise and escape reveal conflicts over rank and loyalty.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Scenes 13 to 15
Perdita's identity is established and Hermione returns alive, linking reunion with evidence, forgiveness, and Paulina's continued guidance of Leontes.
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 Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare
Teacher and class
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