Resources for teaching A Christmas Carol

A collection of lower and upper secondary resources for teaching Dickens' A Christmas Carol, including lesson presentations, worksheets, revision activities, games and quizzes

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Prevent any 'Bah! Humbug!' in your classroom with these teaching resources for A Christmas Carol

Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most popular texts in the secondary English classroom, especially in the first term with Christmas marking the end. We've collected a range of resources to help you teach this classic of English Literature - whether you're using it as an exam text or for some Christmas fun.

Lessons based on the full text

A range of lessons based on the complete text, exploring everything from the context in which it was written and the form and structure of the novella, to characterisation and Dickens' use of language devices.

A Christmas Carol Scheme of Work
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A Christmas Carol Scheme of Work

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A Christmas Carol 23+ lesson scheme of work that includes differentiated learning outcomes, differentiated activities throughout, new key terminology and vocabulary and links to all relevant resources. Completely free to download and designed to work in conjuction with our A Christmas Carol resource...
A Christmas Carol: The Development of Scrooge!
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A Christmas Carol: The Development of Scrooge!

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This engaging and informative lesson enables students to make insightful and developed interpretations regarding the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. In particular, they explore how his character is originally introduced, and then developed throughout the appearances of the ...
A Christmas Carol: The Context of Victorian Britain!
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A Christmas Carol: The Context of Victorian Britain!

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This engaging and informative lesson students to make sustained and developed links between Dickens A Christmas Carol and its social and historical context. In particular, students learn about the harsh treatment of the poor in Victorian society, the selfishness and cruelty of those in power, and...
The Pathetic Fallacy in A Christmas Carol
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The Pathetic Fallacy in A Christmas Carol

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A GCSE lesson for A Christmas Carol look at analysis of the pathetic fallacy and language (AO1 & AO2). Includes extension questions for higher ability and to evoke conversation. Essay style questions will assist in exam technique and lesson includes work sheet to revise language features
A Christmas Carol (GCSE) Scrooge's Childhood
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A Christmas Carol (GCSE) Scrooge's Childhood

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A Christmas Carol - Stave 2: Scrooge's Childhood (20-slide PowerPoint and 3 worksheets) In Stave 2 the Ghost of Christmas Past encourages Scrooge to reflect on the time that he was abandoned at boarding school by his emotionally-distant father. This resource enables learners to explore Dickens ...

Exam preparation and revision

If you're looking for resources to help your students prepare for exam questions or revise key content, we have picked out some ideal resources to support you.

A Christmas Carol Quotations and Themes
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A Christmas Carol Quotations and Themes

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A simple worksheet designed to help students revise key quotations and allow them to independently match to themes of the novella. Ideal for KS4 students studying A Christmas Carol in preparation for the AQA GCSE exam. Best printed on A3
A Christmas Carol Knowledge Organiser
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A Christmas Carol Knowledge Organiser

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A knowledge organiser for A Christmas Carol - plot, characters, themes, quotes, context etc. Not all my own work - it is a compilation of different resources found free on the internet.

Games and activities

These games, activities, puzzles and quizzes will keep your KS3 and KS4 students engaged and having fun while learning key skills!

A Christmas Carol Escape Room
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A Christmas Carol Escape Room

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Revise A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens hrough an engaging escape room lesson! It is filled with codes, puzzles and activities to get students to revise characters, themes and contexts as they work in groups or escape crews to get out of the locked counting house! Includes answers fo...
A Christmas Carol Revision Quiz
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A Christmas Carol Revision Quiz

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GCSE English Literature revision quiz for A Christmas Carol, covering the main plot. Suitable for AQA/Edexcel/Eduqas/OCR. 30 questions with answers to follow.
A Christmas Carol Quiz
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A Christmas Carol Quiz

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Free 35 question multiple choice quiz on a Christmas Carol. Answers included. Check out my shop for other A Christmas Carol resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/6-grade-9-model-essays-on-a-christmas-carol-for-aqa-or-eduqas-11896608 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-caro...
A Christmas Carol Revision Game
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A Christmas Carol Revision Game

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A fun and engaging A3 revision game that helps students to revise plot, themes, characters, quotations, context and more! Can be played with two or more players - all you will need is a dice and some counters. Students work their way around the board completing revision tasks and answering key quest...
A Christmas Carol - Crossword
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A Christmas Carol - Crossword

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Included is a sixty-seven clue crossword based entirely on A Christmas Carol for use with GCSE students when they have finished readings the text. It features ideas on plot, quotations, character, themes and context. A great pre-Christmas activity. Included is 3 different versions of the text: T...