Pupil outcome: I can write a convincing analytical response about the Ghost of Christmas Past. Key learning points: - Context should be integrated into your argument to support your ideas and opinions about the writer’s intentions. - An...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the significance of death in the novella. Key learning points: - Scrooge’s reactions to the first two deaths in the novella are callous - he represses his emotions. - Over the course of the novella,...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the significance of the characters Ignorance and Want and how Dickens uses them to convey his message of social responsibility. Key learning points: - Dickens believed that the key to a moral and upstanding...

Pupil outcome: I can understand and explain how Marley’s Ghost represents the Christian idea of repentance. Key learning points: - Marley's Ghost represents the Christian ideas of repentance and redemption. - Marley expresses regret at...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a convincing, holistic argument about the text. Key learning points: - When writing an essay, you have to think carefully about the order in which you present your ideas. - When writing, lay the foundational...

Pupil outcome: I can demonstrate rich layers of textual analysis in my extended responses about children in the novella. Key learning points: - Writers layer methods upon methods to create a literary text. - When analysing the text, you...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the allusions Dickens makes in his description of Scrooge’s fireplace. Key learning points: - Dickens describes Scrooge’s fireplace as very ornate and decorative by comparison to the rest of his lodgings....

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Dickens presents ideas about charity in 'A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - Some might argue that Scrooge raising Bob’s wage is not an act of charity, but an act of employer responsibility. -...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Scrooge is presented as a transformed character in Stave 5. Key learning points: - In Stave 5, we see Scrooge brimming with positivity and newfound moral purpose. - Scrooge makes several redemptive...

Pupil outcome: I can create a written response which meets a success criteria. Key learning points: - An excellent introduction could start with a brief summary of the text and its overarching message. - It should then have a specific...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the significance of the anonymous man’s death in Stave 4. Key learning points: - Dickens characterises the businessmen as physically grotesque to reflect their "monstrous" morals and attitudes - During...

Pupil outcome: I can understand how Scrooge is portrayed in the opening of the novella Key learning points: - Scrooge is portrayed as a miser - Dickens experienced poverty firsthand and dedicated his life to campaigning for better...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the significance of Belle in 'A Christmas Carol'. Key learning points: - Belle ended her relationship with Scrooge because she recognised that he valued money over human connection - Dickens presents greed as...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how and why Dickens uses language to contrast his depictions of wealthy characters in 'A Christmas Carol'. Key learning points: - Reputation was important to wealthy Victorians because it ensured access to...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Dickens’ depiction of Scrooge in Stave 1 and 5 critiques common Victorian values. Key learning points: - Many Victorians embodied the personal values of individualism, self-reliance and a ‘Protestant'...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how Dickens critiques Victorian institutions and laws in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - There was no state support available for poor Victorians; they were forced to rely on charities and...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first paragraph of the build-up of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - The first paragraph of the build-up gradually conveys an eerie atmosphere, building suspense for the reader. - Precise...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Dickens uses his descriptions of setting to depict Victorian London. Key learning points: - Victorian London was noisy, overcrowded and diverse, with people from various cultural backgrounds and social...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the role of the Cratchit family in 'A Christmas Carol'. Key learning points: - The Cratchits embody the values of Christmas: family; community; empathy; gratitude and Christmas spirit. - Bob Cratchit’s...

This video explores allusion, a literary technique that briefly mentions well-known references to convey deeper meanings. It emphasizes the importance of audience knowledge for effective allusions, using examples from Charles Dickens,...

This video focuses on character development, an essential literary device in storytelling. It explains how characters, whether human, alien, or even inanimate objects, drive a narrative's progression. The video differentiates between...

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, its traditional trappings surround many of us for between twenty (if you’re lucky) and sixty days of every year.



So, let’s take a look at the origins of some of these traditions (without...

With close to 400 filmed adaptations and countless stage performances, A Christmas Carol is one of the most adapted works of all time. And so it should be no surprise that many of these versions draw harsh criticism from viewers and...

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