Silas Marner teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Silas Marner 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
Silas builds an isolated life after betrayal, while Godfrey’s secrecy enables Dunstan’s demands and the theft of Silas’s savings.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 5 to 9
The robbery brings Silas to his neighbors for help, while Godfrey’s incomplete confession deepens his dependence on secrecy and luck.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 10 to 13
Neighbors offer Silas support, while Molly’s collapse brings her daughter into his care and gives Godfrey another chance to hide the truth.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 14 to 18
Raising Eppie restores Silas’s trust, while the discovery of Dunstan and the stolen gold finally prompts Godfrey to confess.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 19 to 22
Eppie chooses Silas over Godfrey’s claim, and the return to Lantern Yard and her wedding confirm Silas’s renewed 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
Silas Marner
by George Eliot
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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