The Gambler teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Gambler 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 3
Alexis begins gambling for Polina as the household awaits an inheritance, linking financial need with hidden motives and dependence.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 4 to 7
Alexis loses Polina’s money and his employment, while her public challenge and private appeal expose the power of his devotion.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 8 to 10
The Grandmother’s arrival overturns the household’s inheritance hopes, and her first roulette win raises questions about ownership and control.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 11 to 14
The Grandmother’s losses threaten the household, while Polina’s crisis drives Alexis toward a huge win that deepens his attachment to gambling.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 15 to 17
Polina rejects Alexis’s money, Blanche spends his winnings in Paris, and his later hardships fail to end his faith in roulette.
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
The Gambler
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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