Oliver Twist: Oliver and the Workhouse

In this lesson, we will introduce the author of 'Oliver Twist': Charles Dickens. We will also study the description of Oliver's birth from Chapter 1.

In this lesson, we will witness the nine-year-old Oliver Twist meet the intimidating workhouse board. He will analyse how Dickens makes the reader feel towards Oliver in this scene.

In this lesson, we will look at how Dickens was a social critic. In our reading, Oliver is selected for a risky task - he must ask for more gruel from the workhouse master. We will then analyse what social problems Dickens is critiquing through this scene.

In this lesson, we will see how Oliver loses his temper and makes a life-changing decision to run away. We will also explore how Mr. and Mrs. Bumble treat Oliver.