ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: "A Christmas Carol" Was the First Book Transmitted Over Radio!
As part of a calendar classroom activity highlighting the day "A Christmas Carol" was first produced on the radio, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Tale of Text Messages: A Character Study of a Tale of Two Cities
Students engage in a character study of the numerous figures created by Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities. They compare and contrast several forms of communication: email, text message, and telephone; complete a character study...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Teaching a Tale of Two Cities
This highly detailed, narrative lesson plan includes a number of background readings, and specific activities for the classroom.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Great Expectations
Discovery Channel School offers a lesson plan regarding the study of Charles Dickens novel, "Great Expectations." Students are asked to note that a writer considers theme, plot, characters, setting, and point of view when writing a...
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Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Great Expectations" [Pdf]
Incredibly detailed teacher guide includes vocabulary words, themes, specific student activities, critical thinking ideas, chapter-by-chapter questions and reading notes, and more. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]