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A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens

ONLINE CHRISTMAS CAROL LESSONS

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.

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: As we complete sections of the foldable notes, I will post them to this website. If you are absent, it is a good idea to check here for anything new that is posted. (Please note: These may not be the EXACT notes your class took, but do contain all of the important notes you will need to study.)


 * Foldable Element || Where this information should go ||
 * [[file:Dickens info sheet with answers.pdf]] || This information goes on the yellow Charles Dickens section ||
 * [[file:Exposition.pdf]] || This information goes on the OUTSIDE of the yellow "Exposition" flap ||
 * [[file:Exposition timeline.pdf]] || This information goes on the INSIDE of the yellow "Exposition" flap ||
 * [[file:Rising Action Part 1.pdf]] || This should go on the OUTSIDE of the first yellow "rising action" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Timeline - Rising Action Part 1.pdf]] || This should go on the INSIDE of the first yellow "rising action" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Timeline - Rising Action Part 2.pdf]] || This should go on the INSIDE of the second yellow "rising action" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Rising Action 3.pdf]] || This should go on the OUTSIDE of the third yellow "rising action" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Timeline - Rising Action Part 3.pdf]] || This should go on the INSIDE of the third yellow "rising action" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Climax.pdf]] || This should go on the OUTSIDE of the yellow "climax" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Timeline - Climax.pdf]] || This should go on the INSIDE of the yellow "climax" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Falling action and resolution.pdf]] || This should go on the OUTSIDE of the yellow "falling action/resolution" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Timeline - Falling action and Resolution.pdf]] || This should go on the INSIDE of the yellow "falling action/resolution" flap on your foldable ||
 * [[file:Ebenezer Scrooge Green Notes.pdf]] || These go on the GREEN section for Ebenzer Scrooge ||
 * [[file:Jacob Marley Green notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Jacob Marley" ||
 * [[file:Fan Green Notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Fan" ||
 * [[file:Fezziwig Green Notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Fezziwig" ||
 * [[file:Belle Green Notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Belle" ||
 * [[file:Ghost of Christmas Past Green Notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Ghost of Christmas Past" ||
 * [[file:The Cratchit Family Green Notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Cratchit Family" ||
 * [[file:Fred Green Notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Fred" ||
 * [[file:Ghost of Christmas Present Green Notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Ghost of Christmas Present" ||
 * [[file:Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Green Notes.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section marked "Ghost of Christmas Future (Yet to Come)" ||
 * [[file:How Each Character Shows the Theme.pdf]] || These notes should go on the GREEN section for each character, on the flap marked "Shows the Theme" ||
 * [[file:How Scrooge Shows the Theme.pdf]] || These notes should go above the yellow timeline sections for each part ||

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 23.

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

Learn a bit more about Charles Dickens in general by clicking here || 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 ISN. || Charles Dickens would have been 200 years old in 2012. Check out this website to find out more about the celebration. ||
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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

Other Dickens Christmas Tales After Charles Dickens wrote //A Christmas Carol//, people wanted more Christmas stories. This site summarizes his other four novellas, and has links to the full texts. It is maintained by the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel.

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 approximately 10-13 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:

Study Guide! Use this to help focus your studying

Crossword Puzzle! Use this crossword to help you study - it is especially helpful for the scantron part of the test (hint, hint!)

Please note: The clue for 5 Down is incorrect. It should be: Represents those who are unaware of or know but don't care about those in need

Answers to the crossword puzzle.

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Review with the Jeopardy Game from class! You can play with 1-12 players, and the answers are there for you to check yourself! Click here to play round one Click here to play round two