Y7 ENGLISH · A CHRISTMAS CAROL · 60 MINUTES
Three ways into the same chapter.
Pupils map Scrooge's relationships, build a paragraph about Marley's warning, and rehearse a paired conversation about regret. One lesson, three thinking modes, three different kinds of evidence the teacher can read.
MAP IT
Scrooge's relationships
Pupils plot Scrooge, Marley, Bob Cratchit, and Tiny Tim on a relationship map. Who pulls on whom? Where is the tension?
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BUILD IT
Marley's warning, six bricks
One brick per idea: greed, regret, time, chains, change, hope. Pupils stack them in the order Marley would have used.
SAY IT
Talking about regret
Two minutes in pairs: "If I were Scrooge, the moment I would change is…" Stems rotate, the partner builds on the answer.
I think…
Building on that…
To clarify…