A Christmas Carol - Death of Tiny Tim - teaching resource

A Christmas Carol - The Death of Tiny Tim  

(14-slide PowerPoint lesson with 2 worksheets)

This GCSE lesson enables learners to contrast Dickens’ presentation of the death of Tiny Tim with that of Scrooge. 

It begins with a differentiated information retrieval task which asks learners to recall different facts and ideas about the Cratchit family. 

Learners will then read from, ‘The Ghost conducted him through several streets…’ down to ‘…Tiny Tim, thy childish essence was from God.’

After reading the passage, learners will complete a comparison table in which they gather ideas and evidence in relation to Dickens’ presentation of the two characters’ deaths. 

Suggested answers are provided for all tasks. 

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