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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa Common Core RI.11-12.1 resources
A Christmas Carol: Non-Fiction Reading Activity
Need to add non-fiction into a Christmas Carol or holiday-themed unit? Want to add some controversy to your class before winter break?Use this 2-day lesson connecting literature and modern articles to assess CCSS RI.1 and W.9 in your ELA classroom. Themed around the question “Have we REALLY learned anything from Scrooge?”, the articles and corresponding questions ask students to think critically about the theme of the novella and whether or not society is carrying out Scrooge’s lesson. (Though t
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: A Christmas Carol: Unit Bundle with Random Acts of Kindness
The Origins of Modern Day Christmas
Google Slides presentation with assignment at the end.This presentation briefly explains the origin of Christmas, including the Christian viewpoint and how it eventually intermingled with Pagan holidays. Assignment at the end can either be a group project or individual.
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5th - 12th
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Holiday Essays and Articles
This is a collection of personal narrative essays and non-fiction articles that can be used in December and January around the Christmas holiday. There are 12 assignments. I prepared this for a run-up to a unit on writing personal essays and to be used ala carte between reviews and tests. (Many religions and perspectives are represented here…Christian, Methodist, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist.) #1 Christmas Music – Read five brief articles on the subject of Christmas music and write a persuasive
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8th - 12th
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