Introduction to Charles Dickens Booklet | KS3 Teaching Resource

Click here to access an editable Word version of the booklet and here to access a PDF version.

The booklet contains the openings from seven novels:

1. Oliver Twist (1837)
2. Barnaby Rudge (1841)
3. A Christmas Carol (1843)
4. Bleak House (1853)
5. Hard Times (1854)
6. Great Expectations (1861)
7. Our Mutual Friend (1865)

For each opening, there are some quick review questions and a big question.

Potentially unfamiliar words and phrased are underlined for further discussion.

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Doug

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