GCSE A Christmas Carol: Theme Revision Lesson- Redemption

Ideal to use as part of any AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1-based SOW/ Year 11 revision lesson. Fully-resourced lesson. Especially stretching and challenging for students aiming for grades 7-9!

Intended to be a 100-minute lesson but can be adapted for your needs and time allowances.

What’s included?

• LO: To explore the theme of redemption in ACC and demonstrate an understanding of the novella’s historical/ social context.
• ‘Do Now’ literature knowledge recall activity- 5 questions on Macbeth, ACC, AIC, P&C poetry + vocabulary
• Key quotations recap
• Wider academic reading activity- extract from Henry Mayhew’s ‘London Labour and the London Poor’ (1865)
• Oracy task- Talking Point-style class debate
• Tracking Scrooge’s redemption
• 5 questions on redemption in 5 mins
• Exam-style question (Stave 5 extract- Scrooge’s changed personality)
• High-level WAGOLL model example
• Essay structures
• Peer-assessment task