Reminiscences of a Stock Operator teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Reminiscences of a Stock Operator 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 5
Livingston’s early profits and New York losses lead him toward Partridge’s lesson about broad market direction and patient holding.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 6 to 10
Livingston tests advice, struggles with early trades, and changes course during a loan shortage, linking independent judgment with timing.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 11 to 14
Persuasive advice and financial obligation undermine Livingston’s independence before bankruptcy and patient trading allow him to recover and repay creditors.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 15 to 19
Government intervention, tips, and changing market evidence test Livingston’s judgment, while his reflections connect trading mistakes with persistent human weaknesses.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 20 to 24
Livingston’s accounts of selling large holdings lead into warnings about misleading reports, broker incentives, and the need for public protection.
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
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
by Edwin Lefevre
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