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Theme Analysis in A Christmas Carol Lesson PlanTheme Analysis in A Christmas Carol Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2019
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Theme Analysis in A Christmas Carol

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  • Worksheet 3: Deducing Themes (.pdf)
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Why does Charles Dickens have Ebenezer go from scrooge to light-hearted and generous? From "Bah, humbug!" to "God Bless Us, Every One!" After rereading Dickens' preface to A Christmas Carol, learners analyze quotations from the tale that reveal what the author intended readers to understand about his "Idea" or theme.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

charles dickens, a christmas carol, literary analysis, literary themes, symbolism, the victorian era, ghosts, characterization, inferences, making inferences, plot, universal themes

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the worksheet with other stories to help readers identify the theme
  • Conclude the unit by showing one of the many movie versions of the story

Classroom Considerations

  • The final lesson in a series of three based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
  • Presumes participants have read the entire story
  • Requires individual copies of the "Deducing Themes" worksheet

Pros

  • Includes a completed teacher version of the worksheet
  • Makes a clear distinction between theme and the topic or subject of a story

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.6.4 RL.6.5 RL.6.6 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.7.4 RL.7.5 RL.7.6 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.3 RL.8.4 RL.8.5 RL.8.6 RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.4 RL.9-10.5 RL.9-10.6 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3 RL.11-12.4 RL.11-12.5 RL.11-12.6

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