Year 7 Creative Writing – Characterization
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Worksheet One
This worksheet accompanies slide 6 of 2 Characterization.ppt
Describing Scrooge
Read Dickens’ description of Scrooge. What kind of person do you think
Scrooge is? Circle the correct adjectives from the list below, then note
down a short quotation from the text to support each of your choices.
‘The cold within him froze his old features, nipped
his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his
gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and
spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice.’
Warm
Generous
Cold-hearted
Mean
Harsh
Friendly
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Year 7 Creative Writing – Characterization
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Worksheet Two
This worksheet accompanies slide 7 of 2 Characterization.ppt
Scrooge’s dialogue
Now see what you can tell about Scrooge from his dialogue. (In the
excerpt below he is talking to his nephew.) Circle the correct adjectives
from the list, then note down a short quotation from the text to support
each of your choices.
‘“Don’t be cross, uncle!” said the nephew.
“What else can I be,” returned the uncle, “when I
live in such a world of fools as this? Merry
Christmas! Out upon Christmas! What’s Christmas
time to you, but a time for paying bills without
money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but
not an hour richer?”’
Poor
Bad-tempered
Unsociable
Wise
Grasping
Unsociable
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Year 7 Creative Writing – Characterization
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Worksheet Three
This worksheet accompanies slide 8 of 2 Characterization.ppt
Scrooge’s actions
Now decide what you can tell about Scrooge from his actions. Circle the
correct adjectives from the list below, then note down a short quotation
from the text to support each of your choices.
‘Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in his usual
melancholy tavern; and having read all the
newspapers, and beguiled the rest of the evening
with his banker’s-book, went home to bed.’
Solitary
Miserly
Boisterous
Careless
Keeps to a routine
Gloomy
Creative
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Year 7 Creative Writing – Characterization
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Worksheet Four
This worksheet accompanies slide 9 of 2 Characterization.ppt
Summing up Scrooge
From what you know of Scrooge’s character, decide whether the
following statements are true or false.
Scrooge is a good employer.
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Scrooge is unmarried.
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Scrooge has no friends.
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Scrooge gives regularly to charity.
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Scrooge is well-known for his lavish parties.
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Scrooge has a great sense of humour.
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Notice that you were probably able to guess the answers straight away.
That’s because Dickens’ portrayal of character is so effective. Although
you’ve only read three paragraphs about Scrooge, you already feel as if
you know him well.
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