Busy, Busy Elves Christmas Song captures the hustle and bustle of Santa's workshop on Christmas Eve. This lively and heartwarming song celebrates the dedication and cheerfulness of Santa's little...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse the extent to which 'A Christmas Carol’ is a hopeful tale. Key learning points: - ‘A Christmas Carol’ can be considered a hopeful tale about redemption. - The novella teaches us about the importance of social...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the ending of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - After visits from the three ghosts, Scrooge reflects on his transformation and feels grateful for this second chance. - He embraces the spirit of...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss the author and context of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - Charles Dickens lived during the Victorian era. - He was a very popular author who often represented the contrast between the rich and the...

Pupil outcome: I can answer a range of comprehension questions on ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - Retrieval involves identifying and extracting key information from the text. - Searching for keywords or specific types of...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse characterisation within a chapter. Key learning points: - Characterisation is the way an author describes and develops the personalities and traits of the characters in a story. - Authors choose adjectives...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the context of 'Oliver Twist'. Key learning points: - Oliver Twist is set in Victorian England. - Charles Dickens is a key author for our cultural heritage; ‘Oliver Twist’ is considered a children’s...

Pupil outcome: I can generate precise vocabulary to plan two paragraphs for the build-up of 'A Christmas Carol'. Key learning points: - The build-up of ‘A Christmas Carol’ creates an eerie atmosphere leading up to the Ghost of Marley...

Pupil outcome: I can generate precise vocabulary to plan a narrative setting description. Key learning points: - ‘A Christmas Carol’ is set in Victorian London during the Christmas period. - The atmosphere is the tone or mood created in...

Pupil outcome: I can track light and dark imagery through the novella and explain how it has been used. Key learning points: - Dickens uses the motif of light and dark throughout the novella to symbolise hope and faith. - The cold and...

Pupil outcome: I can plan an effective argument about the ghosts, being selective with my ideas and evidence. Key learning points: - When first given an essay question, use the question to brainstorm all the possible ideas you could...

Pupil outcome: I can use feedback to improve my analytical writing about Scrooge. Key learning points: - The thesis statement, topic sentences and summary sentences offer structure to the argument - Textual evidence should be used to...

Pupil outcome: I can explain why Dickens used the ‘ghost story’ genre to underpin his didactic message. Key learning points: - Dickens was influential in establishing the ghost story as a popular genre in the Victorian period. - Dickens...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Dickens presents Fred as the antithesis of Scrooge. Key learning points: - Dickens uses colour symbolism and extended metaphors to characterise Scrooge and Fred as opposite characters. - Scrooge is...

Pupil outcome: I can write a convincing conceptual response, assess it and improve it. Key learning points: - When given a question that asks you ‘how’ something is done, your primary aim is to examine the writer’s use of methods. - You...

Pupil outcome: I can write a well-structured essay response on the presentation of Scrooge in Stave 1. Key learning points: - Introductions are made up of three parts, moving from the general to the specific - The introduction can...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a sophisticated response to an essay question on Scrooge. Key learning points: - Single paragraph outlines are useful for organising your ideas into a coherent structure - Single paragraph outlines contain a...

Pupil outcome: I can write a sophisticated and convincing extended response and then evaluate and improve it. Key learning points: - If given an extract in your question, at least one of your ideas needs to come from the extract. - When...

Pupil outcome: I can recognise Gothic conventions in 'A Christmas Carol' and explain how Dickens uses them. Key learning points: - Dickens uses Gothic conventions as a way to greater explore immoral behaviour in society. - Scrooge could...

Pupil outcome: I can write the second paragraph of the build-up of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - The second paragraph of the build-up heightens the suspense and reveals the Ghost of Jacob Marley. - Precise vocabulary is...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and engage with the key themes in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story. - Themes often link together and overlap. - The theme of...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the significance of Scrooge’s redemptive journey and the impact it continues to have on readers. Key learning points: - Scrooge’s transformative journey follows that of the ‘redemptive hero’ narrative that...

Pupil outcome: I can understand how Dickens uses symbolism to reflect Scrooge’s journey of redemption. Key learning points: - Dickens uses the weather throughout the text to symbolise Scrooge’s redemption. - The fog in Stave 1 symbolises...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Tiny Tim might be presented as a Christ-figure in the novella, who plays a significant role in the salvation of Scrooge. Key learning points: - Dickens arguably draws parallels between Tiny Tim and...