To accompany the "A Christmas Carol" graphic novels from "Classical Comics" and to help with their application in the classroom, this book is spiral-bound, making the pages easy to photocopy, and includes a CD-ROM with the pages in PDF format, ideal for whole-class teaching on whiteboards, laptops, etc or for direct digital printing. Written by a teacher, for teachers, helping to engage and involve students in the novel. Suitable for teaching ages 10-17, this book provides exercises that cover structure, understanding and character as well as key words, themes and literary techniques. The tasks focus on the use of language and comprehension, there are also many cross-curriculum topics, covering areas within history, ICT, drama, reading, speaking, writing and art. An extensive Educational Links section provides further study opportunities. Devised to encompass a broad range of skill levels, this book provides many opportunities for differentiated teaching and the tailoring of lessons to meet individual needs. It includes a CD-ROM. This resource can be used alongside the Classical Comics adaptation of A Christmas Carol as well as any traditional text.
In fact, many of the activities can stand on their own as introductions to the works of Charles Dickens.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Charles Dickens Famous Dickens Quotes The Victorians What the Victorians Did For Us Dickens and Christmas UNDERSTANDING THE NOVEL Stave Summaries and Questions Sequencing What Happens Next? A Christmas Carol - Ghost Story? CHARACTER Character Study: Ebenezer Scrooge Character Study: Bob Cratchit Character Study: Tiny Tim Character Study: Fred, Scrooge's Nephew Character Study: Marley's Ghost Character Studies: The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come Matching Quotes From Ignorance to Enlightenment Characters and Adjectives LANGUAGE Adjectives - Widening your Vocabulary Adjectives - Creating Characters Similes Missing Words DRAMA AND DISCUSSION Formal Debate Playscript Writing and Performance - The Scene UnseenA" Casting Director's Planning Notes7 CREATIVE WRITING Design Your Own Christmas Card Scrooge's Obituary Magazine Interview with Scrooge A Modern Version of A Christmas Carol Book Report/Book Review ESSAY WRITING GAMES AND ACTIVITIES REFERENCE Glossary TEACHERS' NOTES, ANSWERS AND EXPANSIONS Educational Website Links
Author Biography
Ian McNeilly has taught English in a variety of secondary schools and sixth forms both in the UK and overseas. He currently teaches part-time at Brantwood School in Sheffield. Ian, who holds a Masters degree in Literature Studies, has been Head of Department and an examiner for Cambridge International Examinations. His other role as Director for the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) - the professional body for all those working in English education - ensures his involvement with curriculum developments and you might read Ian's comments on education matters in the national press.
