North and South teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on North and South 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 10
Margaret takes charge of the move from Helstone to Milton, where new relationships challenge her views of trade and responsibility.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 11 to 21
As her mother's illness worsens, Margaret learns about factory suffering and the strike, connecting private care with duties beyond wages.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 22 to 31
Margaret protects Thornton but rejects his love, while deaths and Frederick's return test her duty to sustain others through grief.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 32 to 42
Margaret's lie protects Frederick but damages trust, while Thornton's changing relationship with Higgins and Mr. Hale's death reshape her world.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 43 to 52
Loss, inheritance, and Thornton's business failure lead Margaret toward chosen duties, while clearer understanding makes their mutual love possible.
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
North and South
by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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