Before you leave our lesson today, answer the following questions.

Which one of these characters can be described as a victim in our novel?

What is strange  about Jack Dawkins' appearance?

What does Jack Dawkins get for Oliver?

What colour does Jack Dawkins describes Oliver as?

What is a beak's order?

Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins

In this lesson, we will meet one of literature's most famous characters: the artful dodger. He will read about how Oliver receives help from a rather strange boy. We will then analyse how Dickens presents the artful dodger as untrustworthy.

English

Y8 English

Key Stage 3

Year 8

Oliver Twist: Oliver Heads to London

Oliver Twist

THEME

UNIT

Oliver Meets Fagin

Oliver Learns the Trade

The following questions relate to Oliver's early experiences of London

There are lots of children that clearly live with Fagin. What do these children do?

Why does Fagin want to befriend Oliver?

How would you describe Fagin?

What does Fagin secretly store?

What is Fagin training Oliver to do?

How can we tell that Oliver is naive?

What is Jack Dawkins' nickname?

Lesson overview:Oliver Meets Jack Dawkins

Oliver Twist: Oliver Heads to London: