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ACTIVITY 1: “Up Next”
Like most of Dickens’s novels, Oliver Twist first appeared in serial form: divided into groupings of one to three chapters that were published in sequential order over more than a year. Each of these groupings resembles an episode of a modern TV show, containing its own miniature climax and conclusion while advancing the overarching storyline. In this activity, you’ll be creating a teaser for one section of the novel.
Part A: Read this brief article from the Dalnavert Museum about serialized novels in 19th-century England. Then review this list of Oliver Twist’s original chapter groupings and choose one for which to create a teaser.
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