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GCSE Literature Boost: A Christmas Carol uses academic criticism and theory to relight your literary passion for this classic text and put a newfound excitement in your pedagogy. Beginning with a whistlestop tour of literary theory and criticism from 400BC to the late 20th century, Hughes explains how you can introduce your GCSE English students to themes most often reserved for undergraduate courses, improving their understanding of the text and broadening their knowledge of the subject as a whole.

Written in easily digestible chunks, each chapter considers a main theme or section of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol through different critical lenses summarising the relevant academic theories, and shows how you can transfer this knowledge to the classroom through practical teaching ideas. Features include:

  • Case studies showing how English teachers have used academic theory in practical ways.
  • Ideas for teaching linked to GCSE assessment objectives a

GCSE Literature Boost A Christmas Carol

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 7 May 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032591957
      978-1032591957
      ISBN-10 1032591951
      Also in:
      ELT & Literary Studies Literary theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      GCSE Literature Boost: A Christmas Carol uses academic criticism and theory to relight your literary passion for this classic text and put a newfound excitement in your pedagogy. Beginning with a whistlestop tour of literary theory and criticism from 400BC to the late 20th century, Hughes explains how you can introduce your GCSE English students to themes most often reserved for undergraduate courses, improving their understanding of the text and broadening their knowledge of the subject as a whole.

      Written in easily digestible chunks, each chapter considers a main theme or section of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol through different critical lenses summarising the relevant academic theories, and shows how you can transfer this knowledge to the classroom through practical teaching ideas. Features include:

      • Case studies showing how English teachers have used academic theory in practical ways.
      • Ideas for teaching linked to GCSE assessment objectives a

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