King Solomon's Mines teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on King Solomon's Mines 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 4
The opening accounts introduce Sir Henry’s search and Quatermain’s hesitation, linking adventure to plain storytelling and family responsibility.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 5 to 9
The travelers begin their expedition, suffer deaths and extreme conditions, and use claimed supernatural powers to escape another threat.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 10 to 13
Twala’s violent rule drives the travelers to support Ignosi, while an eclipse helps them challenge royal power and protect Foulata.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 14 to 18
Ignosi wins the throne through costly fighting, Good survives through Foulata’s care, and the diamond search leads into a royal burial chamber.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 19 to 22
The treasure chamber becomes a prison, but practical judgment enables escape before farewell, reunion, and shared wealth complete the journey.
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
King Solomon's Mines
by H. Rider Haggard
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