In British history, The Victorian era is the period of time during which Queen Victoria was on the throne (1837 - 1901).

Historical context refers to the background information that existed at a specific period in history.

Poverty is the state of being extremely poor.

Contrast is significant difference between one thing and another.

Learning about the context of 'A Christmas Carol'

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Developing comprehension of 'A Christmas Carol'

Exploring characterisation in 'A Christmas Carol'

Analysing the ending of 'A Christmas Carol'

Exploring and engaging with themes in 'A Christmas Carol'

Planning a setting description based on 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing a setting description based on 'A Christmas Carol'

Planning the opening of 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing the opening of 'A Christmas Carol'

Planning the build up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing paragraph one of the  build up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing paragraph two of the  build up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Editing the build-up of 'A Christmas Carol'

Planning the climax of a 'A Christmas Carol'

Writing the climax of  'A Christmas Carol'

In the current unit, pupils write a shorter narrative based on a film. In 'The Robin’, pupils write a narrative based on a film clip from beginning to end.

In 'The Firework Maker's Daughter', pupils developed the skill of writing speech sentences. In this unit, pupils will learn to write a short narrative based on a film.

In this unit, pupils explore A Christmas Carol, learning about its context and developing comprehension through targeted questions. They analyse characterisation, themes, and the story's ending. Pupils then plan and write a setting description, along with the opening, build-up and climax.

'A Christmas Carol': narrative writing and reading

Which of these did Charles Dickens write? Select two.

the period of time during which Queen Victoria was on the throne

the background information from a particular period

significant difference between one thing and another

Where does Chapter 1 of 'A Christmas Carol' take place?

Scrooge has been hurt at some point in his life.

What are some likely **impressions** that readers might make about Scrooge?

True or False? Streets in Victorian London were clean and calm.

True or False? Britain has only ever had one king or queen.

How is a novel different to a short story?

when an original story has been changed to fit into a different form or format

a longer fictional text with illustrations to support understanding

What is a suitable definition of an **adapted text**?

Which of the following things did not exist 200 years ago?

being in a bad mood or being easily irritated

What is the most suitable definition of the term **grumpy**?

Learning about the context of 'A Christmas Carol'

Lesson outcome