Someone showing repentance would be demonstrating their regret or their remorse for something they have done.

Something abhorrent would make you feel horrified, disgusted or appalled.

If you evaluate a problem, you consider all the possible ideas or answers before deciding its significance or quality.

Engaging in introspection means examining your own thoughts and behaviours.

Spiritual judgement is the idea that, when a person dies, they will be judged on their actions in life and either punished or rewarded.

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

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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': planning an essay on Scrooge

'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: 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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What is the name of the fourth spirit to visit Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'? 

Which of the following does not form part of Dickens' description of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come's appearance in Stave 4 of 'A Christmas Carol'? 

Unlike the other ghosts in 'A Christmas Carol', Dickens refers to the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come as a...

Which of the following words means "to demonstrate regret or their remorse for one's actions"?

To show that the Ghost has no words to describe how Scrooge has behaved. 

To show its antisocial nature that reflects Scrooge's in Stave 1.

To force Scrooge to interpret the scenes for himself and learn his own lesson.

To make the ghost appear more terrifying to Scrooge and the reader.

To suggest that people should remain silent about the suffering of others.

Why does Dickens choose to make the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come silent? in Stave 4 of 'A Christmas Carol'? 

Scrooge sees some businessmen discussing a significant death very callously.

Mrs Dilber bargains with three people about the price of stolen possessions.

Scrooge is shown the neglected body of a deceased man, and is horrified.

Scrooge sees a young couple relieved by the death of someone they owed money to.

Scrooge sees the Cratchits struggling to cope with the death of Tiny Tim.

Scrooge yearns to know the identity of the dead man with no mourners.

Scrooge reads his own name upon the neglected gravestone and weeps.

Starting with the first, put the events of Stave 4 of 'A Christmas Carol' in chronological order. 

He became more empathetic towards Bob, his clerk.

He became more determined to hoard his wealth.

He donated to charity, showing his new selflessness.

He began to understand the value of family.

He promised he would become a better person.

In Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol', what changes did we see in Scrooge? 

"Clad in black, a faceless shadow of the future."

"Moving like fog, creeping towards Scrooge menacingly."

"Like a skeleton, advancing slowly in his direction."

"Draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground, towards him."

In 'A Christmas Carol', what description did Dickens give us of the final ghost at the end of Stave 3?  

Which gesture can be representative of guidance and enlightenment? 

What does Scrooge represent in 'A Christmas Carol'? 

The lack of support for the poor in Victorian society. 

The wilful ignorance of the upper-middle classes to the poor.

The lack of resources to sustain a growing population.

the abundance of charity in Victorian society

In 'A Christmas Carol', what is Dickens criticising? 

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