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Study Sessions: STG Literature Revision

Mr Baugh
Study Sessions: STG Literature Revision
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  • A Christmas Carol — Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits
    In this episode, we explore Stave Two of A Christmas Carol to support Year 9 students reading the novella independently. We follow Scrooge’s encounter with the Ghost of Christmas Past, who guides him through painful and joyful memories — from his lonely schooldays to his lost love, Belle. We explain how Dickens uses these scenes to reveal the roots of Scrooge’s misanthropy and hint at his potential for change. Perfect for strengthening your understanding of character development, memory, and the theme of redemption in Dickens’ powerful Christmas tale.
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  • A Christmas Carol - Stave One: Introducing Scrooge
    In this episode, we explore Stave One of A Christmas Carol to support Year 9 students reading the novella independently. We unpack Dickens’ powerful introduction of Scrooge as a cold-hearted misanthrope, highlight his harsh attitudes to poverty, and examine his chilling encounter with Marley’s ghost. Perfect for helping you build confidence in understanding the opening of the novella and clarifying key moments as you read a stave per week.
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  • Redemption and Responsibility: The Characters and Themes of A Christmas Carol
    In this second episode supporting your independent reading of A Christmas Carol, we take a close look at the key characters and the novella's essential themes: social responsibility, inequality and the possibility of redemption. Make sure you listen to the historical context episode before moving onto this one!
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  • A Sledgehammer Against Injustice: Dickens and the context of A Christmas Carol
    In this episode, we turn to Charles Dickens’ iconic moral tale of poverty, greed, and the transformative power of redemption. Use this episode alongside your reading of the novella to place A Christmas Carol within its broader historical context — helping you understand why Dickens hoped it would strike, in his own words, like a ā€œsledgehammer blowā€ against social injustice and the moral blindness of the Victorian elite.
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  • Grenfell: Eight Years On
    In this special episode, a number of Year 8 students share their poetry responding to the Grenfell Tower fire on 14th June, 2017. Thank you to everyone involved and particularly to those students who shared their responses.
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About Study Sessions: STG Literature Revision

Welcome to our new STG English Literature revision podcast! Hosted by Mr Baugh, each week we'll tackle some of the trickiest aspects of our English Lit set texts, including Lord of the Flies, A Christmas Carol, Macbeth and the poetry anthology.
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