Parent Guide > Excerpt from "Bleak House"
Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.
This week in class, we’re reading "Excerpt from "Bleak House"" by Charles Dickens.
In this excerpt from Charles Dickens' Bleak House, a man in debt convinces two people to pay what he owes.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Education & Knowledge and Morality as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
"What is good and how do we know?" and "How do we understand the world around us?"
Ways to support your child:
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Ask your child about this fiction - general at home:
- What was "Excerpt from "Bleak House"" about?
- What did you learn about Education & Knowledge?
- What did you learn about Morality?
- Watch the following clips with your child at home: