Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens -Chapter 1

Task 1 – Read through Chapter One of Oliver Twist and discuss what you have read with a grown up.When do you think this story was set? What is a workhouse? What sort of characters are Mrs Mann and Mr Bumble? Why do you think that?

Task 2 – Write down any words that you don’t understand in the story so that we can discuss them when you come back to school.