The Count of Monte Cristo teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Count of Monte Cristo 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
Edmond Dantès suffers betrayal and imprisonment, learns from Faria, and escapes, raising questions about justice and the power of knowledge.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 24 to 47
Edmond discovers treasure and painful losses, while the Count builds influence through money, rescue, and entry into society.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 48 to 70
The Count uses wealth and information to shape events, while Valentine’s unwanted marriage reveals conflicts over family authority and inheritance.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 71 to 94
Haydée exposes Morcerf’s betrayal, Mercédès appeals for Albert’s life, and Valentine’s danger challenges the Count’s distance from suffering.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 95 to 117
The Count confronts revenge’s cost through Villefort’s collapse and Danglars’s suffering, while mercy and reunion offer alternatives to despair.
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 Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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