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The Childhood of Charles Dickens (pt 4/6)

The Childhood of Charles Dickens (pt 4/6)
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  • The Childhood of Charles Dickens (pt 4/6)
  • Duration: 03:22
  • The job in the counting house turns out be a job in a rat-infested cellar, where the young Dickens - or 'Chickens' as he is nicknamed - meets a colleague named Bob Fagin. Meanwhile, Charles' father is imprisoned for debt. This clip has subtitles available in Flash
  • Subject:

    Literacy

       Topic:

    Biography and Autobiography

  • Keywords: Charles Dickens, childhood, debt, work, father, prison, subtitled
Ideas for use in class
  • Can be used as source material for auto/biographical writing, focusing upon an episode in the childhood of Dickens; either as a standalone paragraph or part of a longer piece using other episodes. As well as: - Diary writing in role as Dickens or his family - Role play - Cross curricular link with 'The Victorians' in history.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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