A Christmas Carol

Perfect for elementary and junior high school students, this edition uses the stage version of Dickens' classic tale from John Mortimer's much-loved dramatization, first produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1994. It also features expertly written activiies to develop a range of reading, writing and speaking skills.This annotated educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by educational experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan, building on a decade of highly effective work and research.Each book in the series has these key features: Detailed, structured schemes of work utilizing drama approaches to improve literary and language analysis. Emphasizes students' understanding of the learning process in classroom activities. Time-saving teacher resources and classroom handouts.

Charles Dickens was the most popular novelist of the Victorian era. Editor Sir John Mortimer (1923-2009) authored more than fifty books, plays and scripts.