Starter quiz
- Which of these does the theme of love link to?
- family ✓
- friendship ✓
- rich vs poor
- wealth
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- Which of these does inference help with?
- ordering events
- reading between the lines ✓
- working out how a character might be feeling ✓
- spelling
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- Order the following events from 'A Christmas Carol'.
- 1⇔Scrooge refuses Fred's offer for Christmas dinner.
- 2⇔Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner.
- 3⇔Scrooge is visited by three more ghosts.
- 4⇔Scrooge starts to realise the error of his ways.
- 5⇔Scrooge wakes up on Christmas day and he is transformed.
- True or false? Poverty in Victorian London was worse than in London today.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these reactions suggest you are happy to see someone?
- you smile ✓
- you laugh ✓
- you shiver
- you jump for joy ✓
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- True or false? The moral of a story is the lesson it teaches you.
- True ✓
- False
Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- theme⇔a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story ✓
- convey⇔to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly ✓
- transformation⇔the process of significant change ✓
- What does Scrooge promise to do to help Bob?
- raise his salary ✓
- bring him food
- look after his family ✓
- fix his house
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- True or false? Considering actions and characteristics of people within the text is a good way to identify a theme.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these are themes from 'A Christmas Carol'?
- family ✓
- transformation ✓
- revenge
- Christmas ✓
- sustainability
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- Match the theme with how it's conveyed in the text.
- friendship⇔After his transformation, Scrooge treats Bob like a close friend. ✓
- belonging⇔Scrooge eventually realises that he can be accepted by others. ✓
- unkindness⇔For a long time, Scrooge treats others very badly. ✓
- At the beginning of the story, Scrooge is miserly and mean. Which words describe him at the end?
- boring and unimaginative
- silly and childish
- generous and compassionate ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
- Themes often link together and overlap.
- The theme of transformation is an important theme in ‘A Christmas Carol’.
- Transformation is depicted through Scrooge's journey from a miserly individual to a compassionate and generous one.
- Dickens uses Scrooge’s treatment of others and their treatment of him to convey this change.
Common misconception
Children may not realise that a story can contain multiple themes which sometimes overlap.
Discuss a simple but well known tale and its many themes in advance of the lesson.
Keywords
Theme - A theme is a big idea, topic or message that recurs within a story.
Convey - To convey means to communicate a message to the reader directly or indirectly.
Transformation - Transformation is the process of significant change, often resulting in a big shift in character, beliefs, or behaviour.
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