A Christmas Carol BUNDLE for the Play version | Digital and Printable

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Get a full THREE WEEKS worth of creative and interactive activities to go with the play version of A Christmas Carol! Your middle school students will love learning about plot structure, character traits, and theme with this resource!

This Bundle includes:

Pre-reading fact or fiction game

Directions for how to set up and play the game
32 facts or “fictions” written in a clear, legible font so that everyone can see the information.
Digital version of the 32 facts and “fictions”.

During Reading Activities:

A link to the play version
A link to the audio of the play
A link to a Charles Dickens background video
A link to a movie version featuring George C. Scott (not the Muppets version)
Discussion questions for all 6 scenes
Paper Notes – A set of notes for each of the 6 scenes in black and white, color and plain formats!
Paper Plot diagram
Plot diagram questions (guides) for each scene.
Printable Venn Diagram – One for each scene to compare the play to a movie version (I suggest the Muppets version – but the video is NOT included.)
Slides to present to the students on a screen
Zap review game
Printable Final Assessment
An essay assessment option with outline and checklist

Challenge activities (for advanced students)
Digital introduction to Charles Dickens with embedded video
Digital Notes – A set of notes for each of the 6 scenes!
Digital Plot Diagram
Digital Venn Diagram for each of the 6 scenes
Digital essay assessment option with digital outline and digital checklist
Digital self-grading multiple choice assessment

Digital versions of the challenge activities
Teacher’s Guide for the digital items
Suggested Editable Lesson Plans
Answer keys

Post-Reading Escape Activity – NO PREP

This Google Form resource includes:
Online puzzles, resources and “locks”!
Printable version of the puzzles (In case you need it for students with an IEP or 504 plan.)
Three “doors” (puzzles) – one for how Dickens used history, one for how Dickens changed history and one for how his uses and alterations of history influenced character perspectives using claims and evidence.
Full Answer Keys with the link to assign the form to your students through any learning management system.

Your students will love these activities because they enjoy games, drama, and challenges! And you will love having 3 weeks of plans done!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID:

Kelly said, “This was a great purchase and loaded with a variety of resources that were able to go along with teaching the story!”

Jane said, “This was so much fun! The play and the movie are well aligned so comparing and contrasting is an effective exercise.”

Joye said, “Loved this resource! Was great for special education ELA students. They loved learning about Charles Dickens before watching A Christmas Carol. Great Resource!”

Supports Common Core Standards:

CCSSCCRA.R.7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

CCSSCCRA.R.6
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

CCSSCCRA.R.3
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

CCSSCCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

CCSSCCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

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