A low-stakes starter/ ‘do now’ activity to review knowledge and understanding of Fezziwig in Stave 2 of A Christmas Carol. Could also work well as a plenary following reading of this stave or as a retrieval task to support revision. Suitable for SEN.

A slideshow featuring key quotations on the theme of Poverty in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Students are expected to fill in the blanks to complete the quotes. Ideal as a starter activity or a quiz-style plenary. Works well if you have mini-whiteboards. Good to re-use after a few weeks to aid retrieval and revision.

A table with key quotations relating to Scrooge’s Past including his childhood, his apprenticeship with Fezziwig and his relationship with Belle. Students are expected to analyse and comment on the quotations to make inferences about what made Scrooge become the man he did and whether he was always this way.