A covetous person has a strong desire for wealth or possessions, often those that belong to other people.

An asyndetic list is one which does not contain conjunctions like ‘and’ or ‘or'.

Conservation means the preservation of a useful resource.

Somebody demonstrating contempt for something would be showing a strong dislike or hatred for it.

Somebody callous is cruel, harsh and insensitive.

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 1: The Characterisation of Scrooge

English

In 'A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's redemption, pupils trace the way Scrooge changes across the text as a result of his interaction with the ghosts. In 'A Christmas Carol: a ghost story', pupils  examine the use of gothic tropes in more detail and in particular the use of the supernatural and the ghosts, which allow the past to interrupt the present and even future. 

In 'Victorian Childhood', pupils read a number of non fiction extracts about the suffering of poor children and campaign for better laws to protect them as part of a persuasive speaking role play. In 'A Christmas Carol', pupils learn about Dickens as a social campaigner and the way in which he wrote the novella to encourage people to help the poor. 

Nineteenth century text: first study

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which of the following are aspects of Scrooge's appearance in 'A Christmas Carol'?

Which of the following similes does Dickens use to describe Scrooge from 'A Christmas Carol'? 

Which method does Dickens use in the following quotation from 'A Christmas Carol': "squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching"?

They reflect his callousness and cruelty, as he refuses to donate to the poor.

They reflect his success as a businessman, as he and Marley ran a company.

They reflect his miserly nature as everything he does is to conserve resources.

They reflect his lack of regard for his family, as he is rude to his nephew.

What do the verbs 'nipped' and 'shrivelled' suggest about Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol'? 

houses, a park, a church and some small shops and cafes

go to the shop; pick up the ingredients; drive home and then make the cake

Which of the following is an example of asyndetic list? 

Scrooge hugely values Bob's work and doesn't want to get behind on business

Scrooge will be working on Christmas Day and wants some company

Scrooge hates Christmas and wants Bob to distract him from the festive goodwill

Scrooge resents having to pay Bob for a day's work he doesn't complete

He knows Bob has children and wants to stop him from being home at Christmas

Which of the following is the best explanation for why Scrooge doesn't really want to give Bob Christmas Day off in 'A Christmas Carol'? 

Who is Bob Cratchit in 'A Christmas Carol'?

A comparison between two different things that share similar qualities, that uses the words 'like' or 'as' is known as a {{}

a comparison of two different things that have similar qualities using 'like' 

a comparison of two different things that have similar qualities using 'is'

a comparison of two different things that have similar qualities across a text

a comparison of two different things that have similar qualities that is long

'Scrooge's callousness is shown in the way he speaks to his family member, Fred.' What might callousness mean? 

Which of the following could be described as an accusatory pronoun? 

“You’ll want all day to-morrow, I suppose?”

"poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every twenty-fifth"

Match the method to the quotation taken from 'A Christmas Carol'.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

'A Christmas Carol' Stave 1: The Characterisation of Scrooge

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.