English Victorian Context Charles Dickens and The Blacking Warehouse KS3 / KS4 Comprehension

A reading comprehension activity - Charles Dickens and the Blacking Warehouse. A good introduction to Charles Dickens and any of his texts, giving biographical information about his childhood. Activities include textual analysis, comprehension, vocabulary building and contextual inference. This includes information on his childhood, which helps students understand the inspiration for his writing. A writing activity is also included. Suited for KS3 or low ability KS4

This extract can also be used in preparation for reading ‘A Christmas Carol’ as it gives contextual information about poverty and working children, and also biographical information about Charles Dickens