Curated OER
Introduction to Victorian London and A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley
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...
Book Units Teacher
Story Elements
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...
Macmillan Education
David Copperfield: A Before, While, and After Reading Worksheet
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...
British Library
British Library: Dickens's a Christmas Carol: Poverty, Money and Miserliness
In this activity, students will consider the economic and political context that informs Charles Dickens's famous novella, A Christmas Carol.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: Charles Dickens's a Christmas Carol, 1843
A scholarly article written about Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
Victorian Web
Victorian Web: Dickens "The Man Who Invented Christmas"
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...
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: A Christmas Carol
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.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians London
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...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.