Charles Dickens & A Christmas Carol

Background on Charles Dickens

Read the Early Life section about Charles Dickens. Identify 5 major events that occurred
in Dickens life. Copy down the quote on the left, then summarize in your own words on
the right.
Event #1 (Quote)



(Summarize)

Event #2




Event #3




Event #4




Event #5




How much influence do you think the events in Charles Dickens life had on
the writing of his novel, A Christmas Carol? Be sure to use evidence (quotes
above) to support your ideas.








More information on Charles Dickens
Explore the different sections, the timeline, the fun facts, the photos, videos, and games
on this website. You will learn information about Charles Dickens and his life, works of
literature, etc. On the left, write down 3 interesting facts about Dickens and why they
caught your attention and on the right, write down where (what section) on the site you
found them.
Interesting Fact #1






Interesting Fact #2






Interesting Fact #3






Click on Sounds on the box at the right top hand corner of the website. Listen to Part
1 Marleys Ghost. Carefully pay attention to the description of Ebenezer Scrooge in the
very beginning. In the box below, draw how you might picture Scrooge to look like (stick
figures are fine). In addition to your picture, copy down 5 short quotes from the sound
clip that describe Scrooge the way you have drawn him to be. If you would like to read
the description, please visit this page.










Characters in A Christmas Carol
Visit this webpage and read about any 5 characters (do not use Ebenezer Scrooge). As
you read about these characters, write in each box summarizing the character description
you read and give 1-2 sentences of your opinion on this character, how you think he/she
impacts the story, etc. (does not have to be accurate). Character suggestions: Bob
Cratchit, Fred, Jacob Marley, Belle, Fan, and Fezziwig.
Character #1





Character #2





Character #3





Character #4





Character #5












Character 1 Character 2
A Christmas Carol
Character Traits
Same




Fill in the venn diagram below using any 2 characters you learned about from
this webercise. Fill out the text boxes below by listing the characters unique
traits on the left and right, and their similar traits in the middle.