A Christmas carol: a graphic revision guide for GCSE English literature.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is the fifthbook in a series of Graphic Revision Guides for GCSE English Literature. This book brings an element of fun and informality to the study of theGCSE text of A Christmas Carol, repackaging large amounts of complexinformation in an engaging and simple manner. Studying the sheets doesn't seemlike reading or working, yet having these graphic sheets in front of them helpsstudents immensely in understanding and sequencing the plot, remembering keyevents, distinguishing between characters and understanding characters'perspectives.

Although initially designed to help and supportSEN students, the author soon found that all the students in the class wantedcopies of the graphic sheets and benefited from using them. Many students findit difficult to remember what happened in a book and in what order, let aloneto write a timed essay picking apart the intricacies of it. With these books,students will gain confidence in their knowledge before jumping into the deepend.

Each book contains:

-Visualsummaries of the plot

-Character profiles, including a fact file and quotes from the book

-Exploration of key themes and the context for the book

-Additional graphic reference material, to help students understand thesetting of the book

-Activitysheets, including matching quotes to pictures, vocabulary building and drawingcharacter maps.

The resources are printed in black and white foreasy photocopying and enlarging.