A Christmas Carol Unit: Complete Novel Study (EDITABLE)
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This resource is a complete novel study for A Christmas Carol for grades 7-12. It includes everything you need to teach the novel like activities, lessons, and projects!
NOTE: This product has recently been proofread by a professional editor.
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
- Final assessment
- Introductory presentation
- A Christmas Carol bell ringers
- Vocabulary charts
- Comprehension questions for each stave (with answer key)
- Figurative language task cards
- Complexity wheel
- Focus lesson
- Final project
Additional details about each component:
A Christmas Carol Test for grades 7-12
This product includes A Christmas Carol test from middle and high school students based on Bloom's Taxonomy. This is not your average multiple choice, matching test; instead, it is a higher-level thinking exam with ALL open ended questions. The exam is a summative assessment based on the lessons and activities the students completed after reading A Christmas Carol.
The test is a SKILLS based test. Students will use critical thinking skills to develop their answers to a variety of open-ended questions. Students will: remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create.
This product includes
- 6 pages of higher level questions
- Questions based on bloom's taxonomy
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Introductory Presentation for grades 7-12
This product includes an introductory presentation to A Christmas Carol. The presentation is 6 slides long and covers the life of Charles Dickens, the inspiration behind A Christmas Carol, and interesting facts about the story.
Use this presentation as a way to create the holiday atmosphere for your students while also teaching them the important elements needed to fully understand the lesson and themes learned from A Christmas Carol.
Editable and PDF version available.
A Christmas Carol Bell Ringers for grades 7-12
This product includes 10 open-ended journal prompts that will get students thinking critically during A Christmas Carol unit! The questions include comprehension questions based on each stave as well as questions about themes and lessons that can be learned in A Christmas Carol.
Each slide is designed to create the holiday atmosphere in your classroom. Use these bell ringers at the beginning of each day of the A Christmas Carol unit to get students excited about the novel!
A Christmas Carol vocabulary charts and answer key for grades 7-12
This product helps students read, analyze, and understand the complex language in A Christmas Carol. Students will complete a vocabulary chart for each stave as well as cite textual evidence. Each chart (5) includes 12 vocabulary terms, a section for the written definition, and a section for students to write as it is seen in the novel.
An answer key IS included in this product. Simply print and distribute with zero prep necessary. Your students will develop a deeper understanding of the lessons learned in A Christmas Carol if they fully understand the language used.
A Christmas Carol Chapter Questions-- Includes all 5 staves and an answer key!
This product includes higher-level questions for each stave of A Christmas Carol. The questions are designed to assess student understanding and comprehension, based on the novel's text. Students will analyze the language, themes, and lessons learned throughout the story.
I would suggest having students complete these questions immediately after each stave. They are in chronological order, so allowing students use the book in order to cite textual evidence is essential!
This product includes:
- Stave One questions
- Stave Two questions
- Stave Three questions
- Stave Four questions
- Stave Five questions
- Answer key
- Images of product in action
A Christmas Carol Figurative Language Task Cards for Grades 7-12
These task cards are designed to help students understand and analyze the figurative language that exists throughout A Christmas Carol. Students will be asked to complete 16 different tasks while searching through their novels for the answers.
Figurative language covered:
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Verbal Irony
- Epiphany
- Onomatopoeia
- Personification
- Imagery
- Alliteration
- Idiom
- Repetition
A Christmas Carol Complexity Wheel
Use this formative assessment as a way to assess your students' understanding of A Christmas Carol. It's a fun, interactive activity that will help students get the most out of the themes of A Christmas Carol. You can also use it as a test review!
This is a complexity wheel for the novel A Christmas Carol. The wheel focuses on the following components:
-Higher level thinking
-Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy
-Interactive Notebook
-Differentiated Answer Sheets
-6 levels of complexity
-Teacher suggestions
-10 pages
-Formative OR Summative Assessments
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Focus Lesson for grades 7-12
Help students master their understanding of literary elements in A Christmas Carol with this interactive focus lesson!
This product includes:
-Teacher directions
-Grading rubric
-Literary Elements portfolio for students
-Literary Elements charts for students
Focus lessons are designed to help students master a literary element in one or two class periods. Each portfolio includes 6 detailed questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and correlating charts to help students stay organized. The teacher can select the pace of the class by asking students to only focus on one section of the portfolio at a time, OR the teacher can differentiate the lesson by allowing students to go at their own pace. The purpose of the focus lesson format is to encourage students to think beyond the text and master a skill based on their reading.
A Christmas Carol Final project: Hands on and interactive
Check out what other teachers, just like you, are saying about this resource:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I thought the pages were very eye-catching and easy to use. This saved me a lot of time when deciding to do A Christmas Carol last-minute. Thanks so much!" -Lindsey P.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This will be my third year using this resource! It saves me a significant amount of time to plan out my Christmas Carol unit." -Samantha S.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This resource was perfect! We used it throughout the book and it was interactive and fun. The layout of the activities helped them focus on all parts of the literature. Thank you for this!" -Lisa W.
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