Ben-Hur teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Ben-Hur 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 18
The visitors worship the newborn child, while Judah’s broken friendship with Messala introduces conflict between faith and Roman ambition.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 19 to 35
An accident brings punishment upon Judah’s family, while practical kindness and rescue offer hope amid slavery and uncertainty.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 36 to 53
Ben-Hur prepares to race Messala and encounters competing visions of kingship, while an intercepted letter renews hope for his family.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 54 to 70
Ben-Hur gains resources and defeats Messala, but his family’s hidden suffering exposes injustice and the painful demands of protective love.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 71 to 88
Family healing, betrayal, desertion, and the crucifixion lead Ben-Hur from military hopes toward spiritual faith and protected Christian worship.
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
Ben-Hur
by Lew Wallace
Teacher and class
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