Starter quiz
- Match the stave from 'A Christmas Carol' up to the ghost who visits Scrooge in that stave.
- Stave 1⇔Marley's Ghost ✓
- Stave 2⇔The Ghost of Christmas Past ✓
- Stave 3⇔The Ghost of Christmas Present ✓
- Stave 4⇔The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come ✓
- Match the allusion Dickens makes to the ghost he uses to make the allusion in 'A Christmas Carol'.
- Victorian Father Christmas⇔The Ghost of Christmas Present ✓
- The German Christkindl⇔The Ghost of Christmas Past ✓
- The Grim Reaper⇔The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come ✓
- In 'A Christmas Carol', which spirit shows Scrooge the scenes of Mrs Dilber and her criminal friends bargaining over some stolen possessions?
- Marley's Ghost
- The Ghost of Christmas Past
- The Ghost of Christmas Present
- The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come ✓
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- In 'A Christmas Carol', which spirit has the characters Ignorance and Want with it?
- Marley's Ghost
- The Ghost of Christmas Past
- The Ghost of Christmas Present ✓
- The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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- In 'A Christmas Carol', which spirit repeats Scrooge's words 'Are there no prisons?' back to him?
- Marley's Ghost
- The Ghost of Christmas Past
- The Ghost of Christmas Present ✓
- The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
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- In Stave 1 of 'A Christmas Carol', Dickens uses the portly gentlemen as a mouthpiece to directly contradict the common ______ beliefs and ideologies that pervaded Victorian society at the time.
- 'Malthusian' ✓
Exit quiz
- When writing an analytical essay, approximately how many ideas should you choose to cover your essay response?
- 1-2
- 2-3
- 3-4 ✓
- 5-6
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- Why is it important to be selective about the ideas you choose to include?
- to present as much knowledge as possible.
- so that you can have some spare time when you have finished writing
- to present the strongest argument possible ✓
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- Which of the following features of academic writing 'outlines the arguments of each paragraph and includes key question vocabulary'?
- topic sentence ✓
- thesis statement
- summary statement
- supporting detail
- conclusion
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- Which of the following is the correct definition for the word 'mouthpiece' in relation to 'A Christmas Carol'?
- a person or character who communicates information
- a person or character who speaks on behalf of another person or organisation ✓
- a person who chooses something very carefully so that fulfils a purpose
- somebody who believes in social responsibility and invests in their community
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- If you were writing an essay about the significance of Marley's Ghost in Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', which quotation would you not include?
- "jolly green giant" ✓
- "I wear the chains I forged in life."
- "link by link and yard by yard"
- "are there no prisons?"
- "mankind was my business"
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- In an essay about injustice in 'A Christmas Carol', which character might be the least appropriate to discuss?
- Tiny Tim
- Fred ✓
- Bob Cratchit
- Ignorance and Want
- Mrs Dilber
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Key learning points
- When first given an essay question, use the question to brainstorm all the possible ideas you could include.
- It is important to be judicious about which evidence and ideas you will include.
- Ideally, you want to include a range of moments from across the text that all support your thesis statement.
- Try to include a personal response to the text, to show your reader your engagement with it, and understanding of it.
- Paragraph outlines are useful when planning your response.
Common misconception
Students try to include as much knowledge as possible in their responses.
Encourage students to be selective in their choice of ideas and to explain their choices.
Keywords
Selective - Being selective means choosing something very carefully so that it fulfils an intended purpose.
Social responsibility - Somebody who believes in social responsibility invests in their community and supports those in need.
Mouthpiece - A person or character who speaks on behalf of another person or organisation.
To impart - To impart is to communicate information to someone.
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