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Book SynopsisExam Board: AQALevel & Subject: GCSE 9-1 English Language, GCSE 9-1 English LiteratureFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: June 2023Develop your students' skills in English Literature and English Language as you study A Christmas Carol.This Student Book offers English Literature lessons to help your classes explore the set text in depth. In parallel, English Language lessons give students the opportunity to respond to fiction and non-fiction extracts that will deepen their understanding of the novel's themes and contexts.This practical resource is designed for in-class study, as well as exam preparation. Give students a supportive route through the set text, with pre-reading, close reading and whole-text review chapters to help them understand the plot, characters, themes and contexts and to analyse the writer's methods. Build writing stamina with the longer, passage-based tasks at the end of each chapter. Support all learners with clear plot summaries and a Who's who' guide to th
Trade ReviewAs an NQT The Student Guide to A Christmas Carol was an absolute lifesaver. It has everything you could possibly want, and more!
I love that Language lessons were included alongside Literature lessons. This meant that I could plan lessons based on skills rather than content and students could see the similarities in what was required of them from both papers, rather than approaching them as two unrelated subjects.
The sample answers at the back of the book were particularly useful for modelling high level analysis. There's an overview of each character and a summary of each chapter which are infinitely useful and key information is beautifully and clearly displayed.
I found it so useful I now have two for other texts!
Sonya Picott, NQT at Harris Academy Beckenham
