1. CHARLES DICKENS By: G Higher Level Video on Charles Dickens

2. EARLY YEARS  British author who was born Charles John Huffman Dickens.  Date of Birth: February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth located on the southern coast of England.  Charles’ mother: Elizabeth Barrow  Charles’ father: John Dickens  In 1816, the family, Charles, his parents, and siblings moved to Chatham, Kent.  In 1822, they moved to Camden Town in London.  His father was sent to prison in 1824 because of his debt, so Charles had to work at a boot-blacking factory to help his family.

3. DICKENS KNOWN FOR  He became a celebrity because he expressed his beliefs about slavery. People looked up to him and believed what he said.  He expressed his opinion about the Americans’ in American Notes and on his second tour, he made the comment that he wanted to praise the United States. Information came from: http://www.biography.com/people/charles-dickens-9274087#later-years

4. + Oscar Wilde By: A Middle Level

5. + Contributions Made & How he is remembered Famous for “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and “The Importance of Being Earnest”. Remembered from his stories and that he was arrested for being gay. Personality Parents were both writers

6. + School Life Started at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen Later attended Trinity College, Dublin Then Magdalen College, Oxford Image from: http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/76981

7. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BY: BLOWER LEVEL

8. CHALLENGES THIS PERSON FACED 1)He had to quit school and go to work because his father didn’t have enough money to support their family. 2)Hamnet died of unknown causes 3)People criticized his work 4)People close to him died of the Bubonic Plague

9. THREE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THIS AUTHOR 1)37 plays, 154 sonnets 1)Also an actor 1)His wife was 26 when they got married, when he was 18.