1. Listen to Chapter 1 Listen out for information about Scrooge
Listen to Chapter 1
Listen out for information about Scrooge
Write down at least 3 things you learn about Scrooge
Challenge: can you write down any words or phrases to describe him.

2. How is Scrooge presented in Chapter 1?
Learning Objective:
How is Scrooge presented 
in Chapter 1?
By the end of these two lessons we:
WILL: be able to support our views with quotes
SHOULD: be able to explain what the quotes suggest about the character of Scrooge
MIGHT: be able to explain a number of layers about what the quotes suggest about the character of Scrooge
Scrooge is presented as
We are shown this when he does
We can see this when he says
because
This makes him seem .....

3. Dickens uses adjectives to describe Scrooge. What do we learn about him?
“Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone. 
Scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!”
Glossary:
gait-way of walking
frosty rime- white hair
covetous-envious of other people’s possessions

4. How is Scrooge described?
Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, 
Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, 
clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, 
from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; 
secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The 
cold within him froze his old features, nipped his 
pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; 
made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out 
shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime was on his 
head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He 
carried his own low temperature always about with 
him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t thaw 
it one degree at Christmas.

5. Learning Objective
To analyse Dickens' use of language techniques and explain the effect on the reader
Remind me what this word means.
Can you think of an example of a technique a 
writer might use?

6. Dickens uses similes to describe Scrooge.
Hard and sharp as flint
As solitary as an oyster

7. Match the similes... A dismal light Hard and sharp…
The bell struck the hour…
Solitary
Old Marley was…
The chain was long and wound about him…
The sound resounded through the house…

8. Drag and drop where these should go
How is Scrooge presented in Chapter 1?
Drag and drop 
where these 
should go
Steps to follow to answer this question 1
Think of a point you want to make about a 
technique to answer the question
Point
Evidence 2
Explanation
Find an example of a technique (a quote - this is your 
evidence!).
I have found a...
"Solitary as an oyster"
SIMILE 3
Explain what the simile means and what image it creates in your 
mind.
This shows that he is a loner.
The simile “solitary as an oyster” is effective and creates an image 
in my mind.
An effective simile Dickens uses is “solitary as an oyster”.
This creates an image of a man who has chosen to be alone,
and has to be forced to open up to others.
Evaluate which explanation is better and why?

9. Dickens describes the effect of the cold on Scrooge. Why?
“The cold within him froze his old features, nipped 
his nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; 
made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice.”
What is it about Scrooge that Dickens appears to 
dislike?
What does this tell us about what Dickens thinks are 
important?

10. Scrooge’s Dialogue
Read Scrooge’s dialogue with his nephew.
Bah!’ said Scrooge, ‘Humbug!’ This nephew of Scrooge’s had so 
heated himself with rapid walking in the fog and frost that he 
was all a glow; his face was ruddy and handsome; his eyes 
sparkled.
‘Christmas a humbug, uncle!’ said Scrooge's nephew. ‘You don't 
mean that, I’m sure.'
‘I do,' said Scrooge. ‘Merry Christmas! What right have you to 
be merry? What reason have you to be merry? You're poor 
enough.'
‘Come, then,' returned the nephew gaily. ‘What right have you to 
be dismal? What right have you to be morose? You're rich 
enough.’
Scrooge, having no better answer, said ‘Bah!’ again; and followed
it up with ‘Humbug.’
‘Don't be cross, uncle,’ said the nephew.
‘What else can I be,’ returned Scrooge, ‘when I live in such a 
world of fools?
Highlight examples of Scrooge’s speech that reveal 
his character.

11. Plenary What is Scrooge’s attitude towards Christmas?
How can his attitude be linked to 
Victorian attitudes at the time?