Daniel Defoe Teacher Resources

In this literature worksheet, high schoolers respond to 15 short answer and essay questions about Robinson Crusoe. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions based on Robinson Crusoe. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Fourth graders read and analyze Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, and participate in problem solving activity similar to television show, Survivor. Eight lessons on one page.

Good verses evil. Scholars make inferences after taking a close look at the short story, State of Affairs, in which Daniel Defoe goes back and forth comparing good and evil thoughts through his writing. After reading the text,...

After reading and describing the characters, setting, and plot in The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, class members write original Island Adventure narrative pieces including detailed descriptions of people, places, and things. Afterward,...

Students participate in a simulation of life on a deserted island. They work with their group to develop an island survival plan and summarize it in a journal. Students use a worksheet and challenge cards to earn points. They will be...

Students improve their reading and writing skills using Step Up to Writing and Six Traits of Writing techniques. Students complete a Robinson Crusoe vocabulary crossword, a Treasure Island character analysis web, reading comprehension...

Young scholars explore the location of the campsite of fictional character Robinson Crusoe. In this ESL lesson, students read an article that discusses the whereabouts of Robinson Crusoe's campsite, then have a class discussion on the...

If you could build your own treehouse, what would it look like? Using a piece of contemporary art as inspiration, learners draw their own treehouses and add geometric and organic shapes. The lesson touches on Visual Thinking Strategies...

After examining and discussing Guy Ben-Ner's Treehouse Kit, a contemporary art installation with a sculptural and video element, small groups work together to create short silent films. The films should be built around a particular topic...

In this research worksheet, students match 12 famous Britons with the year in which they were born. People include George Orwell, William Shakespeare, and William Wallace.

In this social studies worksheet, students examine the 8 names of famous people from Great Britain. Using Internet research or reference books, students list the famous Britons in the order in which they were born, starting with the...

In this famous Britons worksheet, students put their research skills to use as they find the year that each British person listed was born. If students have extra time they should also find the year that each of the famous Britons died.

In this pronouns and perspectives worksheet, students underline all pronouns in short passages and tell whether they are written in 1st, 2nd or 3rd person.

Students participate in completing a worksheet where they have to match the authors to the short story or book that they wrote. They have studied English Literature Authors, so this is an assessment piece type of lesson.

This site from the University of Adelaide provides the etext of a "Journal of the Plague Year," by Daniel Defoe. It traces the occurrences of 1665 in London through the eyes of the famous novelist, Daniel Defoe.

This is the full text of the novel The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, a sequel to The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.

At this website, read all eight chapters of Daniel Defoe's novel, "Robinson Crusoe." Also provided is a brief paragraph introducing the text, its context, it protagonist, and its reasons for its popularity.

Familiarize yourself with the life and works of Daniel Defoe. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, links to related articles, collection items, and works.

This site features the author Daniel Defoe including a biography and the full text of three novels: Dickory Cronke, Robinson Crusoe, and The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.

This is the complete text of the novel Dickory Cronke by Daniel Defoe including a preface and an epitaph.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1890), a children's classic novel. Included is a Defoe biography

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1866), a children's classic novel including a biography of the author.

At this website, read all twenty-two chapters of Daniel Defoe's "Moll Flanders." Included is a brief paragraph introducing the text and its main character.