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This Language Analysis Based on Stave 1 lesson plan also includes:
Class members meet the original scrooge, the Dickens character whose name has become synonymous with a cold-hearted, tight-fisted, miser. Using the provided worksheet, readers closely examine context clues to determine the meanings of words in the first chapter of Dickens' classic tale, A Christmas Carol.
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Concepts
charles dickens, a christmas carol, ghosts, winter holidays, world holidays, syntax, diction, symbolism, close reading, literary analysis, literary devices, literary themes, textual analysis, academic vocabulary, context clues, historical context, the victorian era, british literature, gender roles, social classes
Instructional Ideas
- Model how to use context clues to figure out the meanings of words and phrases
Classroom Considerations
- First in a series of three lessons based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
- Requires copies of the "Identifying the Meanings of Words and Phrases" worksheet
- Readers must have completed the first stave (chapter) of the story
Pros
- Includes a completed teacher version of the worksheet
- Provides model sentences that demonstrate how to use context clues to figure out the meanings of words
Cons
- None