Water Margin teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Water Margin 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 14
Hong Xin breaks sacred seals, while threatened men seek protection, showing how power can turn helpers and officials into dangers.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 15 to 28
The convoy robbery changes Liangshan’s leadership, while Song Jiang and Wu Song face conflicts between friendship, law, and private revenge.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 29 to 43
Wu Song’s revenge widens into massacre, while Song Jiang’s rescue and entry into Liangshan expose conflicts over loyalty and violence.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 44 to 57
Liangshan rescues prisoners and defeats attacks, but forced recruitment and Li Kui’s disobedience reveal the costs of expanding collective power.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 58 to 71
Rescues, Chao Gai’s death, and disputed leadership lead to sacred ranks, while violence and Lu Junyi’s dream unsettle the sworn unity.
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
Water Margin
by Shi Nai'an
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