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Worksheet
Curated OER

Jacob Marley's Ghost: Fun Trivia Quiz on Dickens' A Christmas Carol

For Students 8th - 10th
Questions about esoteric facts epitomize Fun Trivia quizzes. Still, this one provides opportunities to review content and focus on details about Jacob Marley's ghost and his early interactions with Scrooge in Dickens' A Christmas Carol....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

History of Christmas Carols

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write the lyrics to their own Christmas carol. Through discussion and lecture, students become aware of the history of two Christmas carols. They memorize the lyrics to carols and perform them in class. Students use their...
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Website
Victorian Web

Victorian Web: Dickens "The Man Who Invented Christmas"

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting essay highlights ways in which Charles Dickens's "Christmas books" re-introduced Christmas traditions to Victorian England. The essay explains changes in Victorian society as well as the importance that Christmas...
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Other

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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Article
Other

The Mercury Theatre on the Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to many of the original Mercury Theatre of the Air broadcasts, with Orsen Welles, John Houseman, Agnes Moorehead and others. Also on the site you can find broadcasts of many of the programs from Campbell Playhouse, which is what...
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Handout
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: The Vocabulary of Christmas (Navidad)

For Students 9th - 10th
Take advantage of the side by side word translation of Christmas words and subjects. These words can be taught at any grade level.