A Christmas Carol Lesson Plans

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9th - 12th Grade
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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.

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6th - 8th Grade
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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.

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3rd Grade
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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.

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7th - 8th Grade
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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.

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6th - 8th Grade
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Students understand the importance of philanthropy through the reading of A Christmas Carol.  In this philanthropy lesson, students identify examples of good deeds in the book,  A Christmas Carol. Students identify vocabulary, the mood, theme, climax and symbolism in the story.  Students write a journal with character descriptions giving their opinions of the characters.

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5th - 12th Grade
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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.

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4th - 8th Grade
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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.

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6th - 8th Grade
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Students explore philanthropy in literature.  In this cross curriculum literacy and character development lesson, students read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and note charitable acts described in the story.  Students relate story elements such as theme, mood, character, vocabulary, and symbolism to philanthropy.

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7th Grade
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Students are introducted to Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". They explore their prior knowledge of the setting and examine images from the time period.

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3rd - 5th Grade
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Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this A Christmas Carol lesson, students consider and discuss literary elements of the Dickens novel. Students also complete a final project that requires them to consider and analyze the philanthropic nature of the novel.