A Christmas Carol Quotes Work Booklet & Retrieval Practice PPT

Making Knowledge Stick
An 18 page student revision booklet containing 14 essential quotes from ‘A Christmas Carol’ linked to a 40 slide PPT for retrieval practice of the same 14 quotes. Frustrated with students who can’t recall GCSE English Literature quotes? This is the perfect package to ensure you can maximise their understanding and help the knowledge to stick. It can be a teaching tool to use alongside teaching of the text or for revision lessons.

The quotes are essential because once memorised, understood and written about, they can be incorporated into any GCSE English Literature essay. For each quote, students need to spend some time completing 7 steps. The first 3 steps require them to annotate the space around the quote, whilst the last 4 steps require them to write paragraphs in the boxes provided. A model example of all 7 completed steps is provided. The booklet can be used under a visualiser during ‘I do, we do, you do’ and could also be completed for homework.

The booklet links to the 40 slide PPT which features low risk retrieval activities which steadily increase in difficulty to aim for independent learning as well as moving from memorising to essay writing. I have used this post-teaching as ‘do now’ or ‘starter’ tasks to keep knowledge fresh but it could be used as a teaching aid alongside the booklet. The PPT tasks have a beige background and the model answers have a green background. Tasks could be 5-10 minute starters, whilst some could easily become full lessons.

I think both resources are self-explanatory and easily adaptable but I’m happy to answer any questions. Look out for other Literature texts, which will be uploaded soon.