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Curated OER

Introduction to Victorian London and A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley

For Teachers 7th - 8th
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...
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Book Units Teacher

Story Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This 97-slide PowerPoint uses Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows, and Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember, to illustrate the elements of a story. Setting, plot, characterization...
Worksheet
Macmillan Education

David Copperfield: A Before, While, and After Reading Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Keeping readers on track while reading the 64 chapters in Charles Dickens's David Copperfield can be a challenge. If readers are punctual and diligent, and respond to the worksheet questions in order with determination, they can be the...
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British Library

British Library: Dickens's a Christmas Carol: Poverty, Money and Miserliness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will consider the economic and political context that informs Charles Dickens's famous novella, A Christmas Carol.
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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Charles Dickens's a Christmas Carol, 1843

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly article written about Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
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Victorian Web

Victorian Web: Dickens "The Man Who Invented Christmas"

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting essay highlights ways in which Charles Dickens's "Christmas books" re-introduced Christmas traditions to Victorian England. The essay explains changes in Victorian society as well as the importance that Christmas...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: A Christmas Carol

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians London

For Students 9th - 10th
From Wordsworth's Westminster Bridge to Blake's Chimney Sweepers; from Dickens's pickpockets to Jack the Ripper; and from Wells's War of the Worlds to Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; discover the diverse ways in which writers in this...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.