War and Peace teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on War and Peace 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 73
Pierre faces social pressure and a duel while Prince Andrew seeks military glory, exposing the gap between ambition and experience.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 74 to 146
Loss, failed reforms, and new attachments reshape Pierre, Prince Andrew, and the Rostóvs, testing whether feelings lead to responsible action.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 147 to 219
Natásha’s broken engagement and the invasion expose personal harm, household danger, and the limits of rulers’ and soldiers’ control.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 220 to 292
Borodinó, Moscow’s abandonment, Andrew’s forgiveness, and Pierre’s captivity connect suffering with compassion, inward peace, and the failure of command.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 293 to 365
The French retreat, bereavement, and married family life lead into the narrator’s challenge to individual power as an explanation of history.
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
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
Teacher and class
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