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Great Expectations
Students examine how Pip's inner thoughts are portrayed through the medium of film in "Great Expectations." After viewing the film, they answer discussion questions, and compare and contrast the differences between the portrayal of...
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Familial Relationships in Great Expectations: The Search for Identity
Students read the novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. In groups, they use the text to identify and describe family relationships in the book. Using this information, they compare and contrast how these relationships are...
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Discovering Dickens
Students restate facts and details in text to inform and organize ideas and have a choice of four activities to enhance learning,
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Tale of Two Cities Characters: Fun Trivia Quiz
How well do your readers know the characters in Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities? They can test their expertise with this detailed interactive online quiz. Pre-screen for accuracy and content value as anyone can create quizzes on Fun Trivia.
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Jacob Marley's Ghost: Fun Trivia Quiz on Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Questions about esoteric facts epitomize Fun Trivia quizzes. Still, this one provides opportunities to review content and focus on details about Jacob Marley's ghost and his early interactions with Scrooge in Dickens' A Christmas Carol....
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Teaching A Tale of Two Cities
Ninth graders read "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. In groups, they analyze the opinions of various philosophers on the French Revoluion. To end the lesson, they take all the information gathered during their readings and...
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Great Expectations 4
Students comprehend how Dicken's set piece on snobbery. They discuss how Lean uses costume, actors' non-verbal communcication and props to convey Victorian class customs, distinctions, and snobbery. Students are shown "The Jolly Bargee"...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Great Expectations (Full Text)
This site presents the full text of the Dickens' novel "Great Expectations". A brief summary supplements the content.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Discovering Charles Dickens
A well-researched resource from Stanford University, detailing the life and works of author Charles Dickens. Includes full texts of several archived novels, as well as a new section on Dickens' 1854 novel Hard Times.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Great Expectations
A wonderful resource for any student studying Dickens' Great Expectations. Includes information on the biographical and historical context of the novel, as well as PDF file links to the text itself as it was released in 1860.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Hard Times
A comprehensive guide to Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times. Includes information about the historical and biographical context, as well as PDF file links taking the reader directly to the way the text would look as released in 1854.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Hard Times Historical Context
A fairly comprehensive look at the history surrounding Charles Dickens' writing the novel Hard Times. Includes information about the setting of the novel itself and the setting during its release to the public.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of All the Year Round
This site provides the complete e-text for the Charles Dickens story, All The Year Round.
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World Wide School: Etext of George Silverman's Expl.
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens story, George Silverman's Explanation.
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World Wide School: Etext of the Haunted Man
This site provides the complete e-text for the Charles Dickens story, The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain.
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World Wide School: Etext of the Holly Tree
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens story, The Holly Tree.
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World Wide School: Etext of Hunted Down
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens story, Hunted Down.
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World Wide School: Etext of the Lazy Tour of Two Idle
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens story, The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices.
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World Wide School: Etext of Master Humphrey's Clock
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens story, Master Humphrey's Clock.
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World Wide School: Etext of Miscellaneous Papers
This site provides the complete etext for the Charles Dickens work, Miscellaneous Papers.
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World Wide School: Etext for Speeches of Dickens
The complete etext to a collection of speeches made by Charles Dickens covering social and literary subject matter.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: Charles Dickens
This site from The Victorian Web has content that provides a detailed biography and list of works; cultural, economic, social and political contexts; and essays addressing literary themes, imagery, characterization and more in the work...
British Library
British Library: Language & Literature: Dickens in Context
Literary analysis of themes typically found in the work of Charles Dickens considers questions of poverty and wealth, crime and punishment, industrialization, childhood, caricature, and similar concepts of interest to readers of...
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Gaslight: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
This uncompleted novel by Charles Dickens is reproduced here in its 1912 edition. The thorough transcription indicates the revisions that both Dickens and his executor made. Be sure to read the message about copyright and permissions.