From Mr. Merdle to Mr. Madoff? A viewing of the PBS adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “Little Dorrit” launches an examination of greedy characters in literature and a study of greed, unfairness, and economic hardship today. The richly...

Which comes first? The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, or Future? What clues can readers use to establish the chronology of A Christmas Carol? The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Marley, and Tiny Tim provides the text for an activity that...

Set the stage for early industrialization with a look at the work of Charles Dickens. After that the inventions, innovators, and changes in technology are clearly outlined. This presentation focuses on the start of the Revolution which...

Charles Dickens offers an excellent example of sensory writing in this reading comprehension learning exercise. Learners read excerpts from the novel Hard Times in which he describes the New England industrial city of Coketown. They...

A Tale of Two Cities begins with one of literature's most memorable paragraphs; see if you can complete it, sentence by sentence, in this quiz! Most questions are fill-in-the-blank, but the juxtaposition makes this easier.

What a great way to have your class learn about the lives of children in Victorian England. Learners sharpen their research skills as they study the history of children who worked in England. They choose extension projects to complete.

Examine the differences between totalitarianism and democracy in this writing lesson. Using the same format and theme from Great Expectations, young writers work in pairs to compose their own short stories. They follow guidelines for the...

B__ H__? M__ C__? From Bleak House to Martin Chuzzlewit. See how many of Dickens' titles your kids can identify. Whether used as individual or group competition, your expectations can be gerat even if participants fall on hard times. 

Arguably one of the most famous novels, A Tale of Two Cities is a tough read for many learners. Help your readers understand the first chapters of the text by offering this vocabulary guide. Twenty new words are introduced, and two...

See how carefully your pupils are doing their assigned reading. This challenging 15-question quiz on Charles Dickens' classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, tests the reader's ability to recall important information about the plot and...

"God bless us...every one!" The touching tale of A Christmas Carol is the subject of this quiz. Ten mostly multiple-choice questions are structured as fairly simple reading comprehension.

Twenty questions challenge the reader of A Tale of Two Cities. Moving beyond mere reading comprehension, this quiz looks at biographical information and writing style as well as plot structure and action. Use at the end of the novel as a...

Are you working on a Charles Dickens unit? Ten multiple-choice questions from A Tale of Two Cities will do the job checking reading comprehension. Use this resource as a quick diagnostic tool after reading the novel as a class.

It was the hardest quiz, it was the easiest quiz - but really, it shouldn't be too difficult. Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities is the focus of these ten multiple-choice questions. See how well your readers are paying attention!

Immerse your class in Dickens's London and classic story of A Christmas Carol. Here, a SMARTboard presentation and WebQuest build background of the setting for the novel (or the play A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley.) Learning about...

The classic story A Christmas Carol is the focus of these ten multiple-choice questions in this quiz. It addresses numbers and names of characters, as well as a staged version of the story.

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is full of twists and turns! See if you can keep the book straight by answering these mostly multiple-choice questions about the characters and events.

In this literature worksheet, learners respond to 23 short answer and essay questions about Oliver Twist. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Dickens's Oliver Twist. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 15 multiple choice questions about The Pickwick Papers. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this literature worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer and essay questions about Dickens's Hard Times. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Dickens's Hard Times. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Dickens's Great Expectations. Students may check some of their answers online.

In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. Students may check some of their answers online.