Description
The classic Christmas story of greed, cold-heartedness, and redemption.
Ebenezer Scrooge is content with his life of work and petty self-interest—or he would be if he were content with anything. He is unfriendly to his nephew, cruel to his employee, and verbally abusive to charity collectors. On Christmas Eve, the ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley, appears to Scrooge to warn him to change his ways. Bound in chains and tormented by his mistakes, Marley tells Scrooge that he will be visited by three Spirits.
These Spirits offer Scrooge a chance to escape the same fate as Marley, but will Scrooge listen to their lesson of redemption and reawaken to the commandment, "Love your neighbor as yourself?"
Progeny Press' Christmas Carol PDF curriculum will provide your High School grade student with:
English/Language Arts Credit: This High School level literature curriculum offers a one-quarter credit for students.
Author Biography: Learn about Charles Dickens and the fascinating history behind the author and novel.
Vocabulary: Master vocabulary with various activities that are designed to increase retention and growth.
Literary Techniques: Encounter various literary techniques that enrich the story, such as similes, characterization, comic relief, allusion, tone, contextual understanding, using the dictionary, repetition for emphasis, foil characters, humor, hyperbole, foreshadowing, juxtaposition, personification, synonyms to enhance language, understanding dramatic structure, exposition, complications, crisis, dénouement, mood, setting, flashback, conflict, and theme.
Moral Lessons and Character Values: Discover valuable moral lessons and character values, including finding comfort, exploring optimism and pessimism, understanding attitudes, taking responsibility for one's actions both past and present, finding contentment, exploring the fruits of the Spirit, contemplating death, embracing hospitality, and understanding the consequences of choices.
Activities and Writing Assignments: Participate in thought-provoking activities and writing assignments. These include exploring social reform during Victorian England and the setting of London, creating maps to understand the story's locations better, learning about Christmas customs, enriching class discussions, and choosing from multiple essay topics. Additionally, there are opportunities for service projects.
Suggestions for Further Reading: We include an in-depth reading list of more books by the same author(s) and other books and movies that tie in with, or are similar to, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
All of Progeny Press' language arts PDF download unit lessons are written from a Christian worldview!
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