Moby-Dick Teaching Pack – Complete Novel Unit, Lessons, and Analysis

Teach Moby-Dick by Herman Melville with this comprehensive and engaging teaching pack designed for Years 11–12 English and Literature. This complete novel unit supports students in exploring themes of obsession, fate, revenge, identity, nature, and the limits of knowledge while developing sophisticated analytical and essay-writing skills. Through structured lessons and scaffolded activities, students build confidence interpreting symbolism, narrative voice, philosophical digressions, and the novel’s epic structure. This resource is ideal for senior English classrooms and exam preparation.

What’s Included:
A complete 10 week teaching sequence with ready-to-use lessons and engaging activities
Social and historical context, including 19th-century America and the whaling industry
Analysis of key themes and characters
Language, narrative, and stylistic feature analysis (symbolism, allegory, imagery, narrative perspective, structure)
Exemplar analytical paragraphs and essay scaffolds
8 lesson interactive deep dive lessons

You can:
Convert to PowerPoint: Upload the PDF to PowerPoint (File → Open) and it will automatically convert to slides.
Use in Google Slides: Upload the PDF to Google Drive, right-click, and open with Google Slides.
Use digitally or print: Upload the PDF to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) or print it for handouts.
You could also use Canva to upload the PDF and convert and save as a PowerPoint.