Zadig teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Zadig 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 4
Zadig faces rejection, deception, and false accusations, showing how moral claims and judgments can fail when evidence is incomplete.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 5 to 7
Zadig gains public trust through generosity and judgment, but love and royal jealousy force him to flee Babylon.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 8 to 11
Enslaved after defending himself, Zadig uses knowledge to challenge dishonesty and harmful beliefs, yet faces another threat of execution.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 12 to 14
Almona saves Zadig, while encounters with a wealthy bandit and a ruined fisherman test his understanding of suffering and generosity.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 15 to 18
Zadig frees Astarte, loses a stolen victory, questions divine justice, and finally proves his fitness to rule Babylon.
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
Zadig
by Voltaire
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