Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol: A compendium of subject knowledge, resources and pedagogy

by Stuart Pryke, Amy Staniforth

Ready to A Christmas Carol brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach Dickens’s most famous Christmas story, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work, helping teachers to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. With fresh approaches building on the success of Ready to Macbeth , each chapter contains lesson-by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice. The book also offers an introduction to the key pedagogical concepts which underpin the lessons and why they are proven to help students develop powerful knowledge and key skills. Whether you are new to teaching or looking for different ways into the text, Ready to A Christmas Carol is the ideal companion to the study of this 19th century classic.

500 pages, Paperback

Published October 4, 2022

Reviews

[mollie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ⭐️’s (One of my favourite books).

This gave me so much confidence when delivering Macbeth lessons to my Year 9 and 10 groups - an essential read for anyone teaching the GCSE text. Ready to Teach Macbeth brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach Shakespeare’s tragic play, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these idea’s work. It definitely helped me deliver a knowledge-rich scheme of work with impact.

[Karen Barber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, this will be a life-saver for those of us teaching A Christmas Carol.
From start to finish, I was geeking out over some of the snippets and ideas here. Everything was presented clearly and in a style that was wholly appropriate for its audience. As ever, giving links to the included resources is a wonderful idea - and I'm sure this will become another much-valued addition to my teaching resources.

[Suzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helpful and insightful book, easily as good as the Macbeth one. Really made my understanding richer and deeper and my lessons better.

[Ash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing for all GCSE teachers. It's a brilliant book providing wonderful insights into teaching ACC

[Ciara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fab - not only did it refresh my subject knowledge, it also had a huge Dropbox full of free resources. Loved embedding it in my SOW and highly recommend this series for new AND experienced teachers.

[Sabaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful source to support my understanding and teaching. Also great to just help me nerd out. Fascinating, well researched and a must read. Will go back to it every time I teach it.

[Sophie Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely beneficial read for teaching this text for the first time.

Something I am confident that I will frequently return to reading.

[Lucy Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are a god send for any teacher planninG KS4 schemes!