The Imitation of Christ teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Imitation of Christ 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 23
The opening teaching places lived faith above status and learning, linking humility, patient conduct, and daily self-examination with preparation for death.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 24 to 46
The teaching moves from judgment and reform toward inward devotion, asking readers to love Christ faithfully without demanding comfort or reward.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 47 to 69
The Lord teaches the questioner to test desires, accept unwelcome trials, and surrender attachments, presenting peace as trust rather than escape.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 70 to 92
Changing feelings, criticism, and future worries test devotion, while the teaching directs the disciple toward steady trust and dependence on grace.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 93 to 115
The closing teaching joins surrender and trust with Christ's invitation to Communion, where the disciple seeks healing and offers the whole self.
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 Imitation of Christ
by Thomas à Kempis
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