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- 4th - 8th
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Students develop comprehension by listing plot developments and arranging them sequentially. This lesson begins with cooperative learning groups and ends with an individual manipulative activity of cutting and pasting strips of events. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read the novel, A Christmas Carol, and analyze the major story elements. They participate in many activities that explore the major theme of the consequences of our choices, and watch the George C. Scott movie version of the book. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students engage in the entire learning process that culminate in a theatrical musical of the classic, A Christmas Carol. The third graders present creative dioramas, which depict their particular part in the production. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students gain an understanding of threshold (or "tipping point") behavior by examining the cumulative influence of the ghosts on Scrooge and the resulting changes in his behavior. They create a stock/flow map of his relationships with the ghosts. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read and analyze the anti-slavery poem, "Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They discuss the content and form of the poem, write an essay, write an original poem, examine how this anti-slavery poem was converted into a popular Christmas song, and conduct research for a report. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the Internet to research Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol in order to create a variety of visual aids including collages, newspapers, and timelines. They create multimedia representations of the information including HyperStudio or PowerPoint stacks and video production of skits. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine Christmas as it is celebrated in England. They write ghost stories with a Christmas theme, practice the art of mumming, make pomander balls, and sing some famous English Christmas carols. 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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- 1st - 6th
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Students research the history of Christmas carols and find out where the practice of caroling originated. They copy the words to and then illustrate a Christmas song. Afterwards, they identify each other's favorite songs from their drawings. 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 »

