The Prince and the Pauper teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Prince and the Pauper 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 7
The boys exchange clothes and lose control of their identities, showing how appearance shapes treatment and royal life can confine.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 8 to 13
Henry’s death gives Tom power to spare Norfolk, while Miles protects Edward, contrasting royal authority with personal acts of care.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 14 to 20
Tom grows into royal duties and questions punishment, while Edward encounters outcasts, kindness, and danger beyond the palace.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 21 to 26
Edward faces deception and punishment, while Miles loses recognition at home, linking denied identity with the abuse of power.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 27 to 33
Prison deepens Edward’s mercy, Tom confronts divided loyalties, and the coronation restores identity through evidence and leads to rewards for care.
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 39 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 Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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