3 lessons exploring the presentation of The Cratchit Family, Tiny Tim and the wider concept of family in the novel.
Includes 2 high level model answers about The Cratchit’s for higher ability and a writing frame for supporting weaker students.
Revision tasks for AQA Power and Conflict.
Lots of revision activities for the Power and Conflict poems including:
10 writing frames
Revision grids
Revision card templates
Graphic Organisers
Model essays
Writing comparative sentences
Revision Quiz
This acts as useful stimulus for travel writing about a place. There are short extracts on Liverpool, Blackpool. Llandudno and Milton Keynes. The questions ask students to locate positive and negative information about each place. Alternatively in the second worksheet they can be adapted into GCSE Paper 2 Eduqas style exam questions.
A fully differentiated and potentially outstanding series of lessons offering various levels of differentiation. It invites students to explore 5 ways Scrooge is presented in Stave 1: outsider, uncharitable, miser, isolated and lacking festive spirit.
Starter: Students annotate the 2 model paragraphs about Scrooge using the differentiated bronze, silver, gold criteria that links to the A01, A02, A03 mark scheme.
Main: Students work in 5 groups. They each complete their paragraph based on their individual question. After this students carousel to share the answers.
Plenary: Students understand the AQA mark scheme and grade their work against the English Literature criteria.
Lesson 2: Recap 28 key quotations from Stave 1.
20 premium resources created specifically for the GCSE examination on A Christmas Carol. This is a bundle full of lessons and resources that I have consistently developed and improved over the past 7 years based on student and teacher feedback.
Includes:
10 grade 9 model answers
Multiple exam style questions
25 extract revision booklet
19th century context resources
Bob Cratchit analysis and response
Fred lesson
Scrooge’s transformation lesson
Scrooge in Stave 1 analysis
Theme revision cards
Analysis of the ghosts
Generic and specific writing frames
Analysis of Christmas in Stave 3
Comprehension questions on each Stave
Lessons and activities on Stave 2
Analysis of Ignorance and Want extract
Knowledge organiser quotation revision sheets
Revision lesson of big ideas
Revision sheet and task based on 50 key quotations
100 question knowledge quiz
Plus a lot more. Check out all the previews!
Updated bundle for 2025 containing all my best resources on A Christmas Carol.
Includes:
9 grade 9 model answers
Comprehension questions on all staves
Revision Flash Cards
Writing frames
Scrooge Analysis lessons
Fred Analysis lesson
Bob Analysis lesson
9 Step method for grade 9
Quotation/Knowledge organisers.
Sample exam questions
Revision of big ideas
Top 50 quotation revision task with answers
Differentiated worksheets for exploring the ghosts
Lesson on Fezziwig
Lesson on women in the novel
Lessons on the ghosts
30+ page printable booklet.
Plus lots more.
I have tried to fit all my best A Christmas Carol resources into here. If I have missed any, send me a message and I will send them over.
To save time on the download, click on the resource called ‘A Christmas Carol - everything you need to teach the novella’. Most of the resources can be found in here.
5 lessons on Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol
Lesson 1:
Introductory lesson covering the main events, quotations and big ideas in Stave 3 with accompanying worksheet.
Lessons 2:
Using 5 carefully selected short extracts, students are encouraged to select precise quotations (A01), analyse language choices (A02) and make wider links to context (A03) to explore how Dickens presents ideas about Christmas in Stave 3.
The 5 extracts are coloured to allow for a differentiated group carousel activity.
This resource contains the worksheets and a powerpoint for 1-2 lessons with learning outcomes for exploring how Dickens presents ideas about Christmas in Stave 3 of A Christmas Carol.
There is a differentiated version with boxes for lower ability students to complete.
I have also written 5 model answers for each extract for students to annotate.
Lesson 3:
Also includes a lesson which asks students to compare Scrooge’s room in Stave 1 and 3.
Lesson 4: Lesson focused on the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Lesson 5: Lesson focused on the description of the streets on Christmas morning.
Useful as a quick revision activity.
Give students the opportunity to think of quotations to match the 6 themes/ideas and then go through the suggested answers one by one on the animated PowerPoint.
This is a free resource that offers a small glimpse into the large number of resources in my shop. Here are links to some of the best-selling resources in my shop.
Lord of the Flies:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-mini-bundle-12072617
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-character-revision-12854559
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-40-page-study-booklet-12841597
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-theme-revision-cards-2023-12827767
Macbeth:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-top-50-and-top-100-quotations-explained-12088304
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-resources-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-2023-12768948
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-timelines-12715015
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-on-6-themes-12852726
Romeo and Juliet:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-2018-bundle-11881390
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-gcse-9-1-exam-bundle-11833024
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589
An Inspector Calls:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-character-revision-sheets-12862156
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-revision-sheets-11573775
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-43-page-gcse-revision-workbook-12626676
Animal Farm:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-40-page-revision-booklet-12846365
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-bundle-11499747
A Christmas Carol:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-theme-revision-cards-poverty-isolation-ghosts-christmas-family-11869145
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-character-revision-sheets-12853860
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-cards-and-sheets-12852711
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-12829089
Power and Conflict:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-poetry-revision-grid-extended-version-11530298
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-booklet-2023-12827207
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-structure-a-comparative-paragraph-for-aqa-poetry-power-and-conflict-11387714
Eduqas Poems:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-anthology-poetry-4-revision-lessons-11888938
Simple little lesson aimed at helping low ability students to vary their sentence types and openers.
This is a free resource that offers a small glimpse into the large number of resources in my shop. Here are links to some of the best-selling resources in my shop.
Lord of the Flies:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-mini-bundle-12072617
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-character-revision-12854559
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-40-page-study-booklet-12841597
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lord-of-the-flies-theme-revision-cards-2023-12827767
Macbeth:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-top-50-and-top-100-quotations-explained-12088304
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-resources-quotations-themes-context-aqa-9-1-11868119
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-2023-12768948
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-timelines-12715015
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/macbeth-revision-cards-on-6-themes-12852726
Romeo and Juliet:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-2018-bundle-11881390
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-gcse-9-1-exam-bundle-11833024
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-notes-for-top-quotes-11894589
An Inspector Calls:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-character-revision-sheets-12862156
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-revision-sheets-11573775
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/an-inspector-calls-43-page-gcse-revision-workbook-12626676
Animal Farm:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-40-page-revision-booklet-12846365
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/animal-farm-bundle-11499747
A Christmas Carol:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-theme-revision-cards-poverty-isolation-ghosts-christmas-family-11869145
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-character-revision-sheets-12853860
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-cards-and-sheets-12852711
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-revision-12829089
Power and Conflict:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-poetry-revision-grid-extended-version-11530298
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-booklet-2023-12827207
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/power-and-conflict-revision-cards-12107049
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-structure-a-comparative-paragraph-for-aqa-poetry-power-and-conflict-11387714
Eduqas Poems:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/wjec-eduqas-anthology-poetry-4-revision-lessons-11888938
6 revision cards covering 6 quotations linked to the theme of isolation in A Christmas Carol. The detailed explanation of the quotations are linked to the 3 A0s and authorial methods are underlined.
Also includes grade 9 model essays on the topic of isolation.
Check out my shop for other A Christmas Carol resources:
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/stave-1-and-stave-5-scrooge-s-transformation-in-a-christmas-carol-11503154
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-grade-9-lesson-and-essays-on-ghosts-11552659
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-100-comprehension-questions-with-answer-sheet-12450748
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/revise-themes-in-a-christmas-carol-family-isolation-poverty-charity-christmas-supernatural-11577227
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-a-christmas-carol-exam-responses-12220340
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-top-50-quotations-11901568
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-3-grade-9-model-answers-for-eduqas-gcse-exam-style-11797550
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-9-response-on-poverty-in-a-christmas-carol-12512988
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/6-grade-9-model-essays-on-a-christmas-carol-for-aqa-or-eduqas-11896608
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-carol-aqa-1-9-super-bundle-11532059#
Revision cards for 12 of the most significant poems in the Feminine Gospels collection. Each revision card contains a detailed overview of the poem along with analysis of 3 of the most important quotations in each poem.
Also contains a blank version if you want to get students to have a go at creating their own revision cards.
Also available as a bundle wit 15+ lessons.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/feminine-gospels-12586188
A lesson revising key themes and quotations for Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. It goes over 6 themes in each text in detail. Students fill in the grid as the teacher goes through the PowerPoint and make notes.
Also contains detailed analysis of 6 quotations for each theme in both texts for students to takeaway with them to revise.
6 exam questions written in the style of AQA 2017 English Literature Paper 1 questions.
There is at least one exam question for each stave.
The questions cover various themes such as poverty, family, charity and Christmas.
I have carefully selected 25 key quotations from A Christmas Carol from across the novel. . Each card contains detailed notes linked to the three assessment objects A01, A02 and A03. The notes are colour-coded to help with this. Also methods are underlined to help students see how they meeting the requirements for A02.
There is also a blank template which I give students first to see how much they already know about these top 25 quotations.
Also contains analysis of the 10 key words to analyse in the text.
Also includes:
A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist.
A01: What is the meaning of the quotation?
A02: What is the impact of words/methods?
A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation?
Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it.
Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.
4 handy revision sheets covering the following 4 characters in A Christmas Carol:
Scrooge
Fred
Cratchit Family
Ghost of Christmas Past
Also includes analysis of the 10 key words in the novella for zooming in on.
Also includes:
A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist.
A01: What is the meaning of the quotation?
A02: What is the impact of words/methods?
A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation?
Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it.
Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.
Also contains a lesson and resource to help students explore multiple interpretations for what each character symbolises or represents.
A 45 minute (871 word) high level top band response to the following question: Starting with this extract, how does Dickens present Scrooge as an outsider to society.
Includes the extract.
Also includes 6 revision cards looking at 6 quotations about isolation.
A timeline revision activity for A Christmas Carol that asks students to offer 3 layers of analysis for 13 key Scrooge quotations to help track his transformation in the novel from a solitary miser to a redeemed philanthropist.
A01: What is the meaning of the quotation?
A02: What is the impact of words/methods?
A03: What is Dickens’ message in this quotation?
Comprehensive answer sheet is included. I give this out at the end of the lesson so students can compare their answers to it.
Ideal revision activity in the run up to the May examinations.
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