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- 9th - 12th
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Students study Charles Dickens's Great Expectations to gain insight into a classical piece of fiction and to explain how writers respond to social conditions. They also consider how that response is important today. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the point of view of international visitors on American political and cultural institutions. They appreciate that literary documents can be entertaining as well as informative sources for historical researchers. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students view the PBS Masterpiece Theater's version of Oliver Twist. they compare Dicken's actual text to the screenplay and explore the challenges of adapting a novel to film. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students identify the traits of good writing in poems and stories in the six lessons of this unit. The traits analyzed are used to improve the student's own writing skills. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how posters can depict history and reflect societal issues of an era. They apply principles of poster art to create original posters reflecting society in 19th century England. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students explore dance. They analyze and outline the movements of the dance "Roger de Coverly" from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Students choose music and choreograph a dance similar to "Roger de Coverly." They perform the dance. Students analyze dances on video that reflect similar dances of the time. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the cultural period of Dicken's "Great Expectations". In groups, they research a topic in the Victorian Era. They prepare a presentation to the class for them to discover how the topic fit into the culture. Individually, they make notecards of their notes and respond to a weblog. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students comprehend how Dicken's set piece on snobbery. They discuss how Lean uses costume, actors' non-verbal communcication and props to convey Victorian class customs, distinctions, and snobbery. Students are shown "The Jolly Bargee" from "Fanny" by Gaslight. They take notes about what class differences are illustrated in the scene. Full Review »
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- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students examine how Pip's inner thoughts are portrayed through the medium of film in "Great Expectations." After viewing the film, they answer discussion questions, and compare and contrast the differences between the portrayal of feelings in the book and movie. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students experience and examine the concept of Christmas Carol Chronology based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. They develop a list of comprehensive plot developments and arrange them sequentially in groups and manipulate cutting and pasting strips of events in chronological order. Full Review »
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