A Christmas Carol - The Cratchits - teaching resource

A Christmas Carol – The Cratchits

(15-slide editable PowerPoint with 5 worksheets)

This GCSE English Literature lesson explores Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchit family in Stave Three of A Christmas Carol. The 15-slide fully editable PowerPoint and five accompanying worksheets guide learners through close reading, language analysis, and thematic interpretation, developing their understanding of Dickens’ social and moral messages.

The lesson focuses on a short extract from “And perhaps it was the pleasure the good Spirit had in showing off this power…” to “…to be let out and peeled”, highlighting Dickens’ depiction of the Cratchits’ warmth, love, and resilience despite their poverty.

The lesson begins with a differentiated Do Now starter activity, where learners unscramble quotations from Staves One, Two, and the early part of Stave Three to consolidate prior knowledge and strengthen contextual understanding.

Learners then read the passage and complete a true or false retrieval task to check comprehension. Following this, they analyse Dickens’ presentation of the Cratchits by responding to a passage-based worksheet containing structured, differentiated questions designed to encourage deeper analysis and inference.

Suggested answers are included on the PowerPoint to support teacher-led feedback and independent study.

The lesson concludes with a learning review, where learners summarise five key insights they have gained about the Cratchits, reinforcing understanding of Dickens’ characterisation and themes.

Perfect for classroom teaching, intervention, revision, or exam preparation, this resource supports success in the GCSE English Literature exam.

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