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Scrooge as He is Revealed during the Ghostly Experiences Lesson PlanScrooge as He is Revealed during the Ghostly Experiences 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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Scrooge as He is Revealed during the Ghostly Experiences

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Readers learn how to use both direct and indirect characterization clues provided by Charles Dickens to understand the complexity of Ebenezer Scrooge's character. Scholars collect evidence of comments Scrooge hears, how he responds to these comments, and make inferences about what is indirectly revealed about the character.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

charles dickens, a christmas carol, characterization, ghosts, the victorian era, christmas, symbolism, literary analysis

Instructional Ideas

  • Divide the class into four groups, assign each group a different stave to analyze, and then have the groups report their findings to the whole class

Classroom Considerations

  • The second lesson in a  series of three based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
  • Presumes class members have finished reading the story
  • Requires copies of the "Understanding Scrooge" worksheet for each student

Pros

  • Includes a completed teacher version of the worksheet

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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