ACC Knowledge Organiser

What does 'secular' mean?

Robert Malthus was a _______ ________ who warned that the industrial revolution would lead to population growth.

ACC contributed to a more secular and somber Christmas in British society.

“plundered and bereft, ________________________, was the body of this man.”

“Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching...

What's the missing word and who says it: “‘I am sorry for him […] Who suffers by his ill _______? Himself, always.’”

Tiny Tim is described as “A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.”

“‘I don’t make myself merry at Christmas, and...

Who is this describing and what Stave: “A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.”

Many of the characters in ACC are allegorical figures: characters who stand for ideas. 

The novella adopts a cyclical structure.

What attributes human emotions to nature, creating tone and atmosphere?

What is a grand exaggeration using a metaphor, which can exaggerate a truth or point to place more emphasis?

What two questions does Scrooge ask the portly gentlemen in Stave 1?

Dickens highlights the Malthusian Catastrophe when ______ refers to the workhouses as a ______ solution for the poor.

Which ghost bears a cornucopia (horn of plenty) & empty, neglected scabbard (peace)?

Dickens uses Scrooge as a ____ to show that financial wealth does not mean ____.

A Christmas Carol was published soon after – in...

This population growth could then lead only to __________ as there would not be enough resources for everyone.

“External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm...

“‘Remove me!’” Scrooge exclaimed. “‘I...

Dickens drew attention to the _______ of the poor by setting the novella against a _____ background of Victorian poverty

What are the two correct similes from Stave 1 which describe Scrooge?

The New Poor Law was established in...

What is a reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance?

Which ghost is silent and ominous, presenting an unknowable and threatening future?

Malthus therefore opposed the poor laws as they aimed to get people into...

The government made claimants live in ____: essentially, ____ for the poor. Dickens ____ this law. 

“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy…

Dickens spent 1843 touring _____________ in England and wished to _________ the situation facing poor people.