DICKENS' WORLD - Theater in the School

As every year, we have the pleasure to see a performance in our school. This year, it's going to be about one of my favorite writer.  

• Born in  Portsmouth, England in 1812.
• He moved to Camden Town, a poor part of London at the age of 10.
• Dickens began his career as an illustrator but the stories he wrote became far more popular than the sketches that accompanied them.
• He is considered the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
• He died of a stroke in 1870.

Here is a great short animated film where I introduce you to Charles Dickens. Enjoy!
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Here is a video summary of another of Dickens popular novels, A Christmas Carol:

If you want to check out these websites to take a quick quiz on what you know about Dickens:For younger students:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4280000/newsid_4288100/4288114.stm


For older students:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4399744.stm