If a dire warning is delivered, it is incredibly serious and urgent.

Someone indifferent to other people would show little concern or interest in them.

A harbinger is a person or thing that signals the arrival of something.

A meagre meal would contain very little food.

'A Christmas Carol': planning an essay on Scrooge

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'A Christmas Carol' Stave 1: Scrooge the Miser

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 1: The Characterisation of Scrooge

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 1: Meeting Marley's ghost

'A Christmas Carol': Scrooge as a very Victorian character

'A Christmas Carol': writing about Stave 1

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 2: the first of the three spirits

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 2: Scrooge's childhood and Fezziwig

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 2: Belle

'A Christmas Carol': writing about Stave 2

'A Christmas Carol': improving analytical writing

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 3: the second of the three spirits

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 3: Christmas around the world

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 3: the Cratchits' Christmas

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 3: Scrooge and Fred as opposite characters

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 3: Ignorance and Want

'A Christmas Carol': writing about the presentation of children

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 4: the last of the three spirits

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 4: a significant death

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 4: death in the novella

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 4: Scrooge's fears

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 5: the change in Scrooge

'A Christmas Carol': symbolism in the novella

'A Christmas Carol': Scrooge's redemptive journey

'A Christmas Carol': planning an extended argument

'A Christmas Carol': writing an extended argument

In 'A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's redemption, pupils trace the way Scrooge changes across the text as a result of his interaction with the ghosts. In 'A Christmas Carol: a ghost story', pupils  examine the use of gothic tropes in more detail and in particular the use of the supernatural and the ghosts, which allow the past to interrupt the present and even future.

In 'Victorian Childhood', pupils read a number of non fiction extracts about the suffering of poor children and campaign for better laws to protect them as part of a persuasive speaking role play. In 'A Christmas Carol', pupils learn about Dickens as a social campaigner and the way in which he wrote the novella to encourage people to help the poor.

In this unit, pupils read and explore 'A Christmas Carol'. They start by reading the novella in full, pausing during each stave to analyse key scenes, characters, themes and methods. After reading the novella, pupils chart Scrooge's redemptive journey and craft an essay on the presentation of fear.

Nineteenth century text: first study

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What comes after the topic sentence in a single paragraph outline?

When writing a single paragraph outline, which of the following should you include in your supporting details?

What is the purpose of the closing sentence in a single paragraph outline? 

Which word means 'a person or thing that signals the arrival of something'?

How long should you spend on each single paragraph outline?

Marley's ghost visits Scrooge - gives him message

"I wear the chains I forged in life" - important quote 

Marley warns Scrooge about his fate if he doesn't change.

Marley's ghost visits - "wear the chains" - symbolism - warning to Scrooge

Chains in "wear chains" show guilt and symbolise regret

Which of the following would make the best supporting detail? 

In 'A Christmas Carol', what is Scrooge's first name? 

The motif of cold associated with Scrooge, in stave one of 'A Christmas Carol', is used to suggest what about him?

How many years has Marley been dead in 'A Christmas Carol'?

What does Scrooge tell Bob to do, in order to have Christmas Day off, in 'A Christmas Carol'?

Which of the following is a synonym for 'small' or 'inadequate'?

Each link on the chain represents a sin Marley committed in life

The chains are heavy, which shows the burden of Marley's guilt

Each link on the chain symbolises a sin Marley committed, showing his immorality

The chains are long so Marley committed a lot of sins

Which of the following is the best explanation of the significance of the chains Marley's ghost wears in 'A Christmas Carol'?

'A Christmas Carol': planning an essay on Scrooge

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