SCHEME OF WORK: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (30 lessons)

This is a 3 lesson scheme of work for the GCSE text ‘A Christmas Carol’. A comprehensive and cohesive scheme of work for teaching 19th century literature. This can be used at GCSE, or in lower key stages to prepare children for the study of 19th century literature.

This scheme of work comprises of an introduction to Charles Dickens and the Victorian Era, followed by a close reading of the entire text with a range of activities and questions in response to reading. This scheme also includes two Assessments which can be used at various points in the scheme.