Dead Souls teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Dead Souls 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 1Chapters 1 to 3
The author's request for criticism and Chichikov's arrival and first purchase introduce the gap between friendly appearances and understanding.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 4 to 6
Chichikov's visits to Korobotchka, Nozdrev, and Sobakevitch reveal contrasting forms of caution, dishonesty, and financial calculation.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 7 to 10
Plushkin's bargain and official approval strengthen Chichikov's position before a public accusation and invented rumors turn the town against him.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 11 to 13
The officials' confused inquiry and Chichikov's departure lead into accounts of childhood training, financial ambition, and Tientietnikov's failed practical hopes.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 14 to 16
Chichikov's renewed deception, costly hospitality, and estate purchase bring his pursuit of profit into conflict with the demands of useful work.
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
Dead Souls
by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
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