A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Year 9 English

Summary of topic:

• A 19th century fiction study in order to respond to a question on GCSE Literature paper 1 section B
• This will be an extract question and students will be required to respond to the question linked to the extract and then to consider the wider novel in response to the questions.
• Analysis of context, language, structure and form is required.
• Interpretation of quotatons and a selected range of judicious quotations is required.
• Students should refer to the writer's craft and the readers' responses in their answers.  

Newspaper articles:

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/christmascarol/section6.rhtml
http://www.litcharts.com/lit/a-christmas-carol/stave-1
https://www.enotes.com/topics/christmas-carol/in-depth

Video clips and documentaries:

BBC Bitesize - Learner guide videos
A Christmas Carol: Awesome Stories 
A Christmas Carol: Film Adaptations

Further reading:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/dec/24/featuresreviews.guardianreview22
https://www.slideshare.net/bagusbajuss/a-christmas-carol-analysis-on-setting-and-tone
https://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/dickens-christmas-carol-lessons.html

Other:

http://www.novelguide.com/a-christmas-carol/theme-analysis

Assessment/Test and answer sheet:

KPIs:

5- Writing about character, plot and setting accurately
8- Understanding the context behind the text
13- Verbalising and writing about my interpretations of the text
14- Using a range of word classes accurately and while analysing texts

Typical questions for the assessment in this unit:

How does Dickens show the theme of… in this narrative?
How is Fagin presented in this extract and throughout the novel as a whole?