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Test Your Reading Skills: The Novels of Charles Dickens 1
B__ H__? M__ C__? From Bleak House to Martin Chuzzlewit. See how many of Dickens' titles your kids can identify. Whether used as individual or group competition, your expectations can be gerat even if participants fall on hard times.
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Hard Times - Essay Questions
In this literature worksheet, learners respond to 20 short answer and essay questions about Dickens's Hard Times. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Charles Dickens
In this Charles Dickens worksheet, students read a 1 page article on Charles Dickens and then answer 12 short answer questions.
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Hard Times Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Dickens's Hard Times. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Reading a Classic Novel
Charles Dickens offers an excellent example of sensory writing in this reading comprehension learning exercise. Learners read excerpts from the novel Hard Times in which he describes the New England industrial city of Coketown. They...
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Test Your Reading Skills-- The Novels of Charles Dickens
In this reading worksheet, students analyze 15 titles of Charles Dickens' novels that are slightly mixed up and incorrect. Students fix the titles and write them correctly on the lines.
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A Christmas Carol - The Story
Thirty-six pages familiarize scholars with the story and vocabulary of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. After reading and listening to an abbreviated version of the holiday tale learners show what they know about the sequence of...
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Introducing Jane Eyre
"How can a magazine reflect a particular time and culture?" Using this prompt, your class explores the Victorian Era as it relates to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. They can also play the "Victorian Women's Rights" game for the year 1840...
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Reading Comprehension: David Copperfield
Good worksheets are hard to find, but you found one! Your class reads an excerpt from the classic, David Copperfield. They answer four comprehension questions and explore context to complete eight fill-in-the-blank vocabulary words. The...
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Who's Who
Ninth graders read a review three pieces of literature. They then compare and relate each piece to the time period in which they were written. Next, they consult different resources and explain how these sources are similar and different...
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A Christmas Carol Activity Worksheets
In these A Christmas Carol worksheets, students complete a series of different activities over chapters one through five in order to advance their understanding of the plot.
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Art and Literature Quiz 4
In this art and literature worksheet, students answer short answer questions about famous books, authors, characters, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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Reading Comprehension Quiz
In this reading comprehension quiz worksheet, students read 33 sentences with difficult vocabulary words, then select from 4 given answers which can be checked online.
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What Makes the Writer Write
High schoolers chose a novel which includes social criticism to read. After reading the book, they use the internet to research the issue in the novel and work with others to develop a presentation. In their presentation, they identify...
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.
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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.
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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.
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...
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Classic Reader: Hard Times by Charles Dickens
This is the complete text of the British novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Hard Times
This fascinating site looks as Charles Dicken's Hard Times giving an in depth look at the time period in which it was written, the major characters and their motives.
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Stanford University: Hard Times Biographical Context
A brief biography of author Charles Dickens, particularly in reference to his writing the novel Hard Times, released in 1854. Includes more information about his early life, literary career, and eventual death and burial.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Hard Times (Full Times)
This Bibliomania website contains the full text of Dickens' novel Hard Times. A brief summary of the novel is also included, which notes the novel's inherent socialist values praised by George Bernard Shaw.
Nagoya University (Japan)
Nagoya University: Appreciations and Criticisms of Works of Charles Dickens
G.K. Chesterton offers this look at Dickens' importance and his role in the post-Victorian Age. Each chapter is a separate link.