The King in Yellow teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The King in Yellow 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.
- Ages 14 to 18
- 5 weeks, one 60-minute lesson plan each
- Worksheets with answers
- Essay with a four-band marking guide
- PDF and Word
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A free class page
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School plansFive weeks, week by week
- Week 1Part 1 to The Mask
Hildred’s claims to power and Boris’s petrifying experiment reveal how dangerous knowledge can deepen ambition, conceal feeling, and bring disaster.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
- Week 2Parts 3 to 4
A churchgoer’s pursuit and the destruction of Scott and Tessie connect forbidden reading with fear, uncertain perception, and uncertain death.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
- Week 3Parts 5 to 6
Philip’s encounter with Jeanne and the speaker’s separate meetings challenge expectations about time, memory, truth, and love.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
- Week 4Parts 7 to 8
Severn’s discovery of Sylvia and Trent’s help for hungry friends place painful memory and human care beside death and suffering.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
- Week 5Part 9 to Rue Barrée
Hastings’s guarded friendship with Valentine and Selby’s jealous pursuit of Rue Barrée show how attraction can deepen misunderstanding.
See the plan, worksheet and answers
The full plan, the worksheet questions and the answers for this week are in the pack (PDF).
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 King in Yellow
by Robert W. Chambers
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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