Christmas+Carol

We will be studying the classic text "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. This story was originally written as a book in 1843, but has been turned into countless versions for the stage and screen ever since. We will therefore be studying not only the original text, but also script versions and movie versions during the unit.

Class Assignments:

Foldable Pictures due December 21

Your foldable: In order to keep all of your notes in one easy-to-use format, we will be creating a foldable for this unit. Your foldable should be brought to class EVERY DAY. We will be taking notes in it almost every class period, and it will become your study guide for the test when it is completed. I will post notes on this website as we complete sections, and it is YOUR responsibility to copy any notes that you may have missed.

Foldable notes: Foldable notes can be found at the links below. Please pay attention to where each section of notes should be copied!

Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 6 Period 7

Dickens notes (same for all classes)

Foldable Assignment: Make sure you have pictures of the characters in your foldable! This assignment will be graded on the day you turn in the foldable, which right now is looking to be December 21.

The author: Charles Dickens was a very famous author when he was alive, and continues to be famous to this day.

This sketch of Dickens was drawn in 1842, a year before __A Christmas Carol__ was published. || Watch the Bleak House video from class here || To watch the Brainpop video on Dickens, click here Note: you may need to log in in order to view this video. The school login and password are in your handbook. || Charles Dickens would have been 200 years old in 2012. Check out this website to find out more about the celebration. ||
 * Learn a bit more about Charles Dickens in general by clicking here
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The Story: "A Christmas Carol" is really not about Christmas OR Carols. We'll learn about its true message in class. Still, it is often read and performed at Christmas time because of the setting of the story. Check out some versions below.

Read it as a comic book by clicking here

Read the full text here: A Christmas Carol This is an online full text version of the book written by Charles Dickens. This site is maintained by StormFax, Inc. *Please note: we will be reading excerpts from the original as well as from a play version in class.*

Listen to the story here: Preface and Stave One Stave Two Stave Three Stave Four Stave Five

Assessment: There will be a test at the end of this unit. The first part of the test is 50 scantron questions (multiple choice, matching, true and false). The second part will be multiple open ended questions (ranging from one sentence to multiple paragraph answers). Students from past years will support this statement: While the test is LONG, as long as you pay attention in class, take notes, and don't wait until the last minute to study, it's really not any harder than any other test. A study guide and review materials will be provided to you closer to the test, but it is a good idea to get in the habit of reviewing your notes from class for about 10-15 minutes each night so that you avoid last-minute panic.

Study Tools: Coming soon!

Play the jeopardy game from class!