The following assignment is due MONDAY!
Charles Dickens Webquest
Charles Dickens Webquest
You will need to use the links at this website to research Mr. Dickens. http://charlesdickenspage.com/
Please copy and paste the questions into a Word document and type the answers. If you do not finish in the class period, attach the document to an email and send it to yourself and finish at home.
Have a merry time!
Dickens Fast Facts
1. When was Charles Dickens born?
2. What were his parents’ names?
3. Explain what happened to his father that made an important impact on his life?
Reading Dickens
4. What makes reading a Dickens novel difficult?
Dickens’ London
5. What was London like during Dickens’s time? Use about 6-8 sentences. Read this page thoroughly; it is quite interesting and different from life here in Michigan 2011.
Dickens’ Map
6. The map is interactive. Find Camden Town. Click on it. Why is it important to A Christmas Carol?
7. Why is "The City" important?
8. Why is the Royal Exchange important?
Dickens and Christmas
9. There are 8 articles on this link, make sure to read all of them EXCEPT #4 and 7. After you read them, give one or two interesting connections between what you learned and how it is important to A Christmas Carol.
Article 1:
Article 2:
Article 3:
Article 5:
Article 6:
Article 8:
Go Beyond: Charles Dickens and the Industrial Revolution
Find an .edu website that offers information on Charles Dickens and the Industrial Revolution. Summarize what you learned in at least 3 sentences. What is the Industrial Revolution and how did it effect Dickens' work?
