My Ántonia teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on My Ántonia 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 9
Jim arrives on the prairie and befriends Ántonia, revealing how care, language, and shared experiences can build belonging amid homesickness.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 10 to 18
Mr. Shimerda’s death brings neighbors together, while Ántonia’s farm duties and a family quarrel test care, opportunity, and friendship.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 19 to 27
Ántonia moves to Black Hawk, where work, friendship, and dancing open new possibilities while family duties and homesickness remain important.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 28 to 36
Ántonia defends her freedom to dance, Jim prepares for university, and danger and memory reveal the limits of independence.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 37 to 45
Jim leaves Lena, learns of Ántonia’s hardship, and returns after twenty years to discover lasting warmth, family ties, and belonging.
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
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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