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David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page: "A Christmas Carol"

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site dedicated to helping readers understand and appreciate Charles Dickens and his writing, this section is on "A Christmas Carol." Here you'll find not only the plot of the story, but also explanatory notes about some...
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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: A Christmas Carol

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Dickens of a Time: Discovering the Victorian Period

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Before reading Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, students examine different aspects of Victorian Life in London through a variety of research projects requiring hands-on computer activities.
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Christina Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides a brief biographical overview of Christina Rossetti including information on her life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Rossetti is also provided.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the life, story and work of Charles Dickens (1812-1870 CE).