A Christmas Carol: a ghost story
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils consider how and why Dickens presents 'A Christmas Carol' as a ghost story. They look at the novella as a gothic text and then the ghosts in detail. They then write a critical response about how Dickens uses the ghosts to deliver his message about social responsibility.
Prior knowledge requirements
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A Christmas Carol: a ghost story
In this unit, pupils consider how and why Dickens presents 'A Christmas Carol' as a ghost story. They look at the novella as a gothic text and then the ghosts in detail. They then write a critical response about how Dickens uses the ghosts to deliver his message about social responsibility.
7 lessons- 'A Christmas Carol': Dickens' ghosts as agents of time
- 'A Christmas Carol': the entrances and exits of the four ghosts
- 'A Christmas Carol': constructing an argument about the ghosts
- 'A Christmas Carol': the ghosts and Dickens' use of allusion
- 'A Christmas Carol': a Victorian ghost story
- 'A Christmas Carol': conceptualised responses
- 'A Christmas Carol': the novella as a Gothic text