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Charles Dickens
Lesson plans for Great Expectations and other novels
|Biography, Criticism, and Background| |A Christmas Carol| |David Copperfield| |Great Expectations| |Oliver Twist| |A Tale of Two Cities|
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Great Expectations E-Notes Lesson Plan A Tale of Two Cities E-Notes Lesson Plan A thorough unit plan, featuring activities, quizzes, tests, and more. Also includes the complete eNotes to the novel. |
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
Text of the novel divided into chapters. Printable.
ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre, David Copperfield
Information and links to support this film version starring Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen, and Daniel Radcliffe.
Vocabulary from David Copperfield
114 words in the order they appear in the novel.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
Complete text of the novel, divided by chapter. Printable.
Great Expectations
Vocabulary, focus questions, additional links, classroom activities. Video available from Discovery.com.
Great Expectations
Five activities, complete with handouts. This 21-page curriculum guide requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
The 4 activities in this SCORE guide ask students to "explore the social levels of Victorian Society, investigate the influences which may have fueled Pip's desire to become a gentleman, scrutinize the similarities and differences between Pip's concept of the gentleman with other concepts of the position, and research the dark history of Newgate prison."
Great Expectations
Students work in small groups to teach a chapter of the novel using the format described.
Great Expectations
Summary, biography, and 10 discussion questions.
Great Expectations
This 24-page document addresses 152 vocabulary words drawn from the novel. Adobe Reader or compatible application is required for access.
Great Expectations
Suggestions for post-reading activities.
Great Expectations Novel Idea from Teachers.net
Students compare and contrast events in Pip's life with events from Dickens' biography.
Vocabulary from Great Expectations
190 words from the novel, presented in the order they appear.
What Makes the Writer Write?
Students study the novel to gain insight into a classical piece of fiction and to understand how writers respond to social conditions. Students also consider how that response is important today.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Text of the novel, divided into chapters. Printable.
Oliver Twist Teacher's Guide
Discussion and activity suggestions to accompany the PBS Masterpiece Theatre production of Oliver Twist.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Text of the novel, divided into chapters, printable.
A Tale of Two Cities
Biography, background, graphic organizers, writing prompts, vocabulary: it's all here, along with suggestions for related reading. This 30-page document requires Adobe Reader or similar software for access.
A Tale of Two Cities
Five activities, complete with handouts. This 23-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
A Tale of Two Cities
This 19-page document addresses 133 vocabulary words drawn from the novel. Adobe Reader or compatible application is required for access.
Teaching A Tale of Two Cities Students compare and contrast historical attitudes toward the French Revolution in addition to examining setting, narrative voice, character and plot carefully.
Vocabulary for A Tale of Two Cities A list of 18 words from the novel, presented both in the order they appear and in alphabetical order.
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This page updated October 10, 2008.