What is this a symbol of in Stave One?

C/L Monday 15th May 2017 Marley’s Ghost LESSON OBJECTIVE: To explore how Dickens presents the character of Marley’s ghost. LESSON OUTCOME: To explain the symbol of Marley’s chains and what Marley is teaching Scrooge with his chains.

Stave one re-cap Jacob Marley died seven years ago. It is Christmas Eve and Scrooge is in his counting house with his clerk Bob Cratchit. Fed, Scrooge’s nephew, arrives to invite Scrooge for dinner on Christmas Day. Scrooge refuses. Two charity workers come and ask for money to help the poor, Scrooge is IGNORANT “are there no workhouses” and cruel “well they better die and decrease the surplus population” Scrooge goes home he is a very miserly man with his “handful of fuel” and “little saucepan of gruel” Marley’s ghost arrives in chains and padlocks to tell Scrooge that 3 ghosts will visit him to make him change his ways.

“I wear the chain I forged in life.” replied the Ghost. “I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you?” Scrooge trembled more and more. “Or would you know,” pursued the Ghost, “the weight and length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full and heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago, You have laboured on it since. It is a ponderous chain!” Scrooge glanced about him on the floor, in the expectation of finding himself surrounded by some fifty or sixty fathoms of iron cable: but he could see nothing” forged Made/built girded Tightened Free will Own choice ponderous heavy fathom links

Answer these questions in your books: 1.) What does Marley’s chain represent? 2.) What does Marley mean when he said he “girded it on of my own free will”? 3.) How do you know that Marley is accusing Scrooge of making his own chain? 4.) What adjectives are used to describe the chain that Scrooge is making? One is “strong”. “I wear the chain I forged in life.” replied the Ghost. “I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you?” Scrooge trembled more and more. “Or would you know,” pursued the Ghost, “the weight and length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full and heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago, You have laboured on it since. It is a ponderous chain!” Scrooge glanced about him on the floor, in the expectation of finding himself surrounded by some fifty or sixty fathoms of iron cable: but he could see nothing”

“ you have laboured on it since” Discuss with your partner the ways that Scrooge has “laboured” on his chain so far.

WHAT IS MARLEY TEACHING SCROOGE? Answer this question with the quotation “I wear the chain I forged in life” Marley is teaching Scrooge the importance of learning from his mistakes because when he was alive, Marley had no social responsibility and ignored the poor so now he has to “wear… Marley is trying to teach Scrooge… The chain is a metaphor for how Marley…. Marley wants to show Scrooge that… The verb “forged” shows that Marley made his punishment himself and by his own free will and…. Success Criteria: Explain what Marley is warning Scrooge about. Explain what the chain is a metaphor for. Zoom in on the verb “forged”.

Why would a ghost take ScROOGE TO SEE HIS PAST?

Stanza Two: Ghost of Christmas Past C/L Tuesday 16th May 2017 Stanza Two: Ghost of Christmas Past LESSON OBJECTIVE To ENGAGE with how Dickens uses language to present the Ghost of Christmas Past. LESSON OUTCOME To EXPLAIN the effect of the Ghost’s presentation using quotes from the text and language analysis.

The Ghost of the Christmas Past appears to be both old and young at the same time with light streaming from the top of its head. It takes Scrooge to scenes from his own past, showing him visions of his own childhood, of his young adulthood and of happier times. The final scene he presents is one that Scrooge cannot bear to witness: his lost love, Belle, with her family.

It was a strange figure- like a child; yet not so like a child as a like an old man, viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view, and being diminished from child’s proportions. Its hair, which hung about its neck and down its back, was white as if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom was on the skin. The arms were very long and muscular; the hands the same, as if its hold were of uncommon strength. Its legs and feet, most delicately formed, were, like those upper members, bare. It wore a tunic of purest white; and round its waist was a bound of lustrous belt, the sheen of which was beautiful. It held a branch of fresh green holly in its hand; and, in singular contradiction of that wintry embelm, had its dress trimmed with summer flowers.

Light = memory “But the strangest thing about it was, that from the crown of its head there sprung a bright clear jet of light”

The ghost represents memory Your Task: fill in your ghost template. You need to find quotes to match these AO1 ideas about the ghost. AO1 Read and understand the text in a thoughtful way using quotations to support ideas. The ghost represents memory The ghost is pure. A certain colour is repeated and it could be a religious link. The ghost is a calming and gentle presence for Scrooge. The ghost seems childlike and harmless.

Wednesday 17th may home learning Revise your Week 5 spellings for a spelling test on Friday 19th May

Scrooge is first visited by The Ghost of Christmas Past Scrooge is first visited by The Ghost of Christmas Past.  This Spirit shows Scrooge his old boarding school where he was left by his father. The young Scrooge is seen reading alone in a deserted school house where he has been left by fellow schoolmates whose parents picked them up for the holidays. Scrooge is then shown the day, many years later, when his sister, Fan, came to pick him up after asking her father if Scrooge may finally leave the boarding school and join them for Christmas. 

Scrooge as a child read a lot of these books Scrooge as a child read a lot of these books. What does this imply about his childhood? Valentine & Orson:  story of twin brothers, abandoned in the woods in infancy. Valentine is brought up as a knight at the court of Pepin, while Orson grows up in a bear's den to be a wild man of the woods, Robinson Crusoe a castaway who spends thirty years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers, before ultimately being rescued.

What should Christmas be like for a child What should Christmas be like for a child? Can you think of your favourite memory as a child at Christmas time?

To EXPLAIN how the vision of Scrooge’s childhood affects him now. Classwork Friday 19th May 2017 Scrooge’s Christmas as a Child LESSON OBJECTIVE: To INVESTIGATE the importance of Scrooge’s childhood at Christmas time. LESSON OUTCOME: To EXPLAIN how the vision of Scrooge’s childhood affects him now. memories of Christmas in particular are not to be packed away when the holiday passes; rather, they are to be allowed to blossom throughout the year and throughout our lives.

Why does seeing his childhood have an impact on this change? Let’s read pages 35-42 You will be discussing an answer to the following question: Looking at the extract, explain the role of seeing his childhood in changing Scrooge’s bitter and selfish ways. Why does seeing his childhood have an impact on this change?

Using this extract answer the question Using this extract answer the question. Quickly highlight three key quotes OR words you want to use. The Spirit touched him on the arm, and pointed to his younger self, intent upon his reading. Suddenly a man in foreign garments- wonderfully real and distinct to look at- stood outside the window, with an axe stuck in his belt, and leading an ass laden with wood by the bridle. “Why, it’s Ali Baba!” Scrooge exclaimed in ecstasy. “It’s dear, old honest Ali Baba! Yes, yes, I know. One Christmas-time, when yonder solitary child was left here all alone, he did come, for the first time, just like that. Poor boy! And Valentine” said Scrooge, “and his wild brother, Orson; there they go! To hear Scrooge expending all the earnestness of his nature on such subjects, in a most extraordinary voice between laughing and crying; and to see his heightened and excited face; would have been a surprise to his business friends in the City indeed”

Explain the role of the childhood vision in changing Scrooge’s bitter and selfish ways. AO1- Don’t just use quotes from that extract. Give a quote from earlier on the novel or from around the extract because for Band 5 you need to include an overview of Scrooge. . Scrooge has not changed since being an adult as he remains alone taking his “melancholy dinner” in his quiet chambers on Christmas Eve. AO2- Focus on Dickens’ use of language by describing the way Scrooge seems completely different here. Explore how happy he appears. Look at the repetition of “yes, yes I know” to show his delight in remembering his childhood books. AO3- Weave in that he went to a boarding school and 19th century boarding schools were centred on drive and hard work -Explain that his Christmas is lonely and he is allowed home for Christmas only on his father’s orders. What does it show about middle class families in the 19th century.