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200 ANNIVERSARY OF CHARLES DICKENS’ BIRTH February 7th 1812 – 9th of June 1870

INTRODUCTION

• We are going to explore the life and works of the world-famous novelist Charles Dickens and learn about his biography and his achievements as a writer.

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TASK• This is a pairwork task in which you will have to find

out about the most important facts of the periods below and write about one of these facts:

1. Dickens' childhood.2. His early job experiences.3. His marriage4. His trips abroad.5. His most famous works.6. Success as a writer and rumours about his private life.7. The train accident.8. His death.9. The main topics in his novels.10. Films based on his novels.

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THE FINAL TASK

• Make a poster, a glog, a power

point presentation, a book… with

the information you have got.

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PROCESS

1.Choose your partner.

2. Choose a topic.

3. Look for information about it visiting the links in the last slide.

4. Make a summary in a sheet of paper.

5. Show the information in a visual way: poster, glog, power point presentation…

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ASSESMENT

• The activity is to be graded on:- Complete and accurate summary.- Good cooperative work.- Language accuracy.- Creative skills and originality in the visual presentation.

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CONCLUSION

I hope you learn a lot about Dickens and his time and that you are willing to read some of his novels…

GOOD LUCK!

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• Animation of Dickens´life• Video on Dickens’ life• A short biography• Wikipedia• Life and works• More detailed biography• The page of Charles Dickens• Another biography

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