A Christmas Carol Context

Front

London's population growth (1800-1900)

Back

1 million to 6 million

Front

Industrial Revolution start year

Back

1780

Front

Exploited by wealthy factory owners

Back

Children - forced to work long hours in dangerous conditions

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

Front

Reason for Dickens' interest in the poor

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Forced to work in a blacking factory

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

Front

Malthus' profession

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Economist

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

Front

Dickens' stance on Malthus

Back

No

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

Dickens on Victorian society's issues

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Lack of education

Front

Victorian society religious?

Back

Yes

Front

Dickens' anti-Sabbatarianism

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Poor people needed access to hot meals.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.6.2

Front

Celebration at the start of the 19th century

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Christmas - most important by the end of the century

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2