Engaging lessons and a fun game are included in this bundle. Students will work independently and collaboratively as they journey through Stave 3 of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Ignorance and Want Activities: This is an engaging resource exploring Dickens’ concepts of Ignorance and Want as allegories of Victorian society. Students will look deeper into what society was like for the poor and incorporate the ideas into their own piece of writing to expand on the contextual background of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ By reading through extracts, highlighting activities, filling in the blanks, students will have a solid understanding of the characters of Ignorance and Want. They will use a modelled paragraph and label the evidence and inferences made. They will write and peer-assess independent writing throughout the lesson and build new vocabulary in their writing. Students will explore poverty in the Victorian age and the divide between the rich and the poor to better understand Ignorance and Want. An audio reading will engage students whilst they annotate their extracts to show how Scrooge portrays his ignorance through the characters of Ignorance and Want. Includes: Animated PowerPoint presentation of 18 slides Printable model paragraph for labeling activity Printable extract for highlighting activity Charles Dickens Activities: This is an engaging introduction to who Charles Dickens was and how his background influenced his writing. Students will use information from a mind map and video to work in partners and create a picture collage on Dickens’ life. Includes: Animated PowerPoint presentation of 5 slides Guess the Character Game: A fun revision game to remember which character said which quote! The class can be split into two and each side can take turns to guess which character said the quote for a point. Includes: Animated PowerPoint game of 20 slides ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ Kindly leave feedback for this product. We’d love to hear from you! ©The Nifty Ninja

An interactive resource exploring Stave 4 through modelling, questioning, writing, tables, and exciting activities to stimulate and engage every students in the classroom! The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Activities: This exciting lesson culminates the events presented by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come through a carousel activity where groups of students will move around and rotate to stations around the classroom in order to complete their worksheet. Students will be introduced to The Grim Reaper from the 14th century to contextualize Dickens’ writing and allow them to draw comparisons with the Phantom. Topics covered in the carousel activity are: Scrooge sees his grave Businessmen’s reaction to Scrooge’s death Scrooge’s possessions are pawned Debtor’s reaction to Scrooge’s death Bob Cratchit and Fred’s reaction to Tiny Tim’s death Includes: Animated PowerPoint presentation of 13 slides Printable twitter tickets (colour and b/w) Printable extracts to post around the classroom Printable worksheet to complete for carousel activity Printable writing structure table Printable extract for annotation The Businessmen Activities: The conversation of the businessmen held great significance in Stave 4 as they highlighted Scrooge’s character through jest. After reading their conversation, students will highlight clues from the extract and answer questions independently. They will explore Scrooge’s thoughts and feelings by writing a diary entry. Sentence starters are provided for the independent piece of writing and students will challenge themselves by explaining Scrooge’s remorse for his actions. Includes: Animated PowerPoint presentation of 6 slides Printable extract ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ Kindly leave feedback for this product. We’d love to hear from you! ©The Nifty Ninja