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Rich and poor Victorians - writing in role

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Comprehending the burglary

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Christmas at the Cratchits

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He had but one eye

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Breaking Victorian news

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A Christmas Carol - interactive sequencing activity

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Even more Dickensian adjectives

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More Dickensian adjectives

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Some more Dickensian adjectives

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A Christmas Carol - Christmas spirit. An interactive ranking activity

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How Dickens appeals to our senses

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Table 1: Research Charles Dickens

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Extract 1a (1): Dotheboys Hall

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Extract 2: What's on the menu at Dotheboys?

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Extract 3: Please sir, I want some more!

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Extract 4: Lessons at Dotheboys

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Extract 6: Miss Havisham

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Extract 7: Caricatures in Martin Chuzzlewit

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Table 2: Caricatures

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Extract 5: Pip in the Churchyard

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Extract 1a (2): Dotheboys Hall

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Extract 1: The Squeers

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Lesson activities

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Word Chart 1: Adjectives, synonyms, antonyms

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Extract 1: The Squeers (teacher copy)

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Word Chart 2: Definitions

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Dickensian London

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