A Christmas Carol - Full SOW - Year 8 Low Ability/SEN English
Year 8 English – A Christmas Carol Scheme of Work - Low Ability/SEN
This fully resourced Year 9 Scheme of Work guides students through Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol using a structured, accessible and engaging approach.
The unit develops contextual understanding of Victorian England, close reading of the text, and confidence with PEE analytical paragraphs, diary writing and imaginative writing, making it ideal for low abilty/SEND readers.
Lessons are heavily scaffolded with modelling, sentence starters, vocabulary support and visual tasks, ensuring all students can access the text while building core GCSE‑ready English skills.
Planned for 3 lessons per week, this SOW provides complete half‑term coverage, from historical context to assessment and review.
What’s Included?
21 fully planned lessons
Full coverage of A Christmas Carol
Explicit Victorian context and background
Creative, transactional and analytical writing
PEE paragraph writing with modelling
SPaG integrated throughout
Writing assessment with success criteria













