CLIP 6442
Charles Dickens - 'Hard Times' (extract)
Key Info
- Charles Dickens - 'Hard Times' (extract)
- Duration: 03:00
- This contemporary version, based on the opening two chapters of Charles Dickens' 'Hard Times', is set in the near future and adapts Gradgrind's views and teaching methods for a 21st century setting.
- Subject:
English
Topic:Fiction Pre 1900: United Kingdom
- Keywords: Charles Dickens, character study, inference, deduction, implied meaning, monologue, contemporary, Hard Times, powerful texts, PowerfulTexts
Ideas for use in class
- As an introduction to character study, where students can explore inference and deduction. This could be used as a bridge between reading and writing, so that students move on to writing their own character description. This can be used to introduce study of the novel and its themes. This is also intended to offer opportunities to compare and contrast with other versions of the novel and to prompt discussion on whether Dickens' ideas about education continue to be relevant today. How far have we moved on from this style of educational thinking? Was Dickens' view appropriate for the time? Was Gradgrind's view appropriate for the time? Are these ideas about education still useful today? Could be used alongside clips 6441, 6443 and 6444.
Background details
- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
Video options
- Location of Real Media clip:
- Location of Windows Media clip:
- Location of Flash Video clip:
bbc.co.uk navigation
BBC links
BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.
This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.