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Table of ContentsShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTerms of Use2Table of Contents3List of Activities, Common Core Standards Alignment, & Difficulty Levels4Digital Components/Google Classroom Guide5Teaching Guide, Rationale, Lesson Plans, and Procedures: EVERYTHING6-10Activity 1: Workhouses & The Poor Law Nonfiction Article11Activity 2: Cause & Effect Analysis of Article w/Key12-14Activity 3: Workhouse Conditions Video Analysis w/Key15-18Activity 4: Elements of a Drama Interactive Notebook Lessons19-24Activity 6: Elements of a Drama: A Christmas Carol Analysis w/Key25-28Activity 7: Comprehension Quiz ACT I w/Answer Key29-30Activity 8: Tone in a Drama Analysis w/Answer Key31-32Activity 9: Comprehension Quiz ACT II w/Answer Key33-34Activity 10: Connotation vs. Denotation Quick Notes Lesson35-36Activity 11: Vocabulary Guide: Connotation and Denotation w/Key37-40Activity 12: Analyzing Conflict Man vs. Supernatural w/Key41-42Activity 13/14: Objective Summary & Trace the Development of Theme w/Keys43-50Activity 15: Comprehension Skills Test w/Answer Key51-56Activity 16: Essential Question w/Sample Answers57-58Activity 17: Surface-Level Movie Analysis w/Key59-60Activity 18: Below-the-Surface Level Movie Analysis w/Key61-62TEKS ALIGNMENT63 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
Teacher’s GuideShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzCommon Core Standards AlignmentList of Activities & StandardsDifficulty Level: *Easy **Moderate ***ChallengeActivity 1: Workhouses & The Poor Law Article**RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3Activity 2: Cause & Effect Analysis**RI.7.5Activity 3: Workhouse Conditions Video Analysis***RL.7.9, RI.7.7, RI.7.9Activity 4: Elements of Drama IN Lesson*RL.7.3, RL.7.4Activity 5: Journal Prompt*SL.7.1Activity 6: Elements of a Drama Guide***RL.7.3, RL.7.4Activity 7: Literal Comprehension Quiz Act I**RL.7.1Activity 8: Tone in a Drama Analysis**RL.7.4, RL.7.1Activity 9: Literal Comprehension Quiz Act II**RL.7.1Activity 10: Connotation & Denotation QN Lesson*RL.7.4, RL.7.1Activity 11: Vocabulary Guide: Con. & Den.**RL.7.4, RL.7.1Activity 12: Analyzing Conflict: Man vs. Supernatural**RL7.1, RL7.3Activity 13: Write an Objective Summary***RL.7.2Activity 14: Analyze Theme Development***RL.7.2Activity 15: Comprehension Skills Test**RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.3, RL.7.5Activity 16: Essential Question***SL.7.2, RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.6Activity 17: Surface-Level Movie Analysis**RL.7.7, RL.7.9, RL.7.2, RL.7.3Activity 18: Below-the-Surface Movie Analysis***RL.7.7, RL.7.9, RL.7.2, RL.7.3 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
Teacher’s GuideShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzInstructions for Google Classroom Digital ComponentsAll student activities are available in digital format compatible with GoogleClassroom. They are available in two formats: Google Slides and Google Forms.Google SlidesFirst, I have made all student pages (excluding assessments) in Google Slides format.Students can simply add text boxes to any area they wish to type on. To access theGoogle Slides for “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley,” copy and paste the linkbelow into your FurvRteAQKEnbkxKflvMCAysh3RUjH?usp sharingGoogle FormsI have made the assessments available in GoogleForms. Here, they are self-grading, and I have setthem all up with answer keys so they are ready to gofor you. You’ll need to find these two files in yourdownload folder to use Google Forms. The first filecontains the links to the Forms, and the second file isexplicit instructions for use. 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
Teacher’s GuideShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTeaching Guide, Rationale, Lesson Plans, and ProceduresI have also discussed here how I use each activity and included hints and links to help you, too.I went ahead and mapped out the days for you. Feel free to take or leave what you like. Even ifyou don’t plan to follow this schedule, I still recommend reading through this section to get themost out of these activities.These lessons and activities were designed to meet the needs of seventh graders during themiddle part of the school year. The stories, activities, questions, and assessments will becomeincreasingly rigorous and challenging as we progress through the year.Day 11. Activity 1: 15 minutesNonfiction Article: Workhouses & The Poor LawRead and discuss the article.Questions for discussion:How has society progressed since then? What options existin our society to help those in need?2. Activity 2: 15 minutesCause & Effect Analysis – Use the article to complete thegraphic organizer, finding causes and effects forWorkhouses & The Poor Law. A scaffolded version isincluded that gives students one cause and one effect.3. Activity 3: 50 minutes (Continue on Day 2)Video Analysis – Compare Fictional & Historical Accountsof Workhouse ConditionsHere are the 3 video clip files you’ll need:Part 1 – Charles Dickens Show: (11:30)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v YcpqCdIXmHEBackup Download Link: https://goo.gl/NE7LDXYou will not need to view this video past 11:30 to completethe activity, but you may wish to allow your students tofinish the nearly-20-minute video.Part 2 – Oliver! 1968 Musical Clip: (8:20)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 6jOIKFCkapU&t 1sBackup Download Link: https://goo.gl/oTR7rrPart 3 – Oliver Twist 2005 Movie Clip: (2:58)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v gIi7kb3NFyYBackup Download Link: https://goo.gl/LZqFnCActivity 1Activity 2 2017 erin cobbActivity 3imlovinlit.com
Teacher’s GuideShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzDay 21. Activity 3: ContinuedFinish as needed from Day 12. Activity 4: 30 minutesElements of Drama Interactive Notebook LessonComplete Instructions/Teacher’s Notes included (from AllNew Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks, Volume 2)3. Activity 5: 10 minutesJournal prompt - discuss if desired.Activity 4Activity 5Day 31. Read Act I: https://goo.gl/di53bwAudio: https://goo.gl/arSjxwMy recommendation for reading: Students (especially lower students) willcomprehend the play considerably better if they’re able to listen to the play acted outwith the audio (see link above). Since each Act is approximately 60 minutes, I definitelyrecommend breaking it up, pausing after each scene to discuss/recap.Day 41. Finish Reading Act 1.2. Activity 6: 30 minutesComplete Elements of Drama Guide – focusesheavily on CCSS for grade 7 related to drama, sodon’t skip this activity!**I have included an alternate version of thisactivity in case you wish to skip the handouts andsimply project the information for your students inPowerPoint. You might choose to simply displaythe prompts/questions and discuss OR havestudents answer on their own papers. Notice thatthere is one PowerPoint file that includesquestions only (no answers) and one that includesboth questions and answers. 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
Teacher’s GuideShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzDay 51. Activity 7: Comprehension Quiz Act I – BasicComprehension (Recall Facts) This quiz checks for basiccomprehension and recall of the story. There are no higherorder thinking questions on this quiz, no inferring, noanalyzing, no drawing conclusions, etc. so I do notrecommend that students use a copy of the story for thisquiz unless they need that as a testing accommodation.2. Read Act IIAudio: https://goo.gl/q6rYGnSee Day 3 for reading recommendations.Activity 7Day 61. Finish Reading Act IIDay 71. Activity 8: Tone Analysis (20 minutes)Analyze Tone in a Drama – this is a review of the activitystudents completed in the last unit for “The Monsters areDue on Maple Street.” Students should be able to completeindependently. I’ve also included an alternate PowerPointversion of this activity2. Activity 9: Comprehension Quiz Act II – BasicComprehension (Recall Facts) This quiz checks for basiccomprehension and recall of the story. There are no higherorder thinking questions on this quiz, no inferring, noanalyzing, no drawing conclusions, etc. so I do notrecommend that students use a copy of the story for this quizunless they need that as a testing accommodation. 2017 erin cobbActivity 8Activity 9imlovinlit.com
Teacher’s GuideShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzDay 8Activity 101. Activity 10: 25 minutesDenotation vs Connotation Mini-Lesson – Quick Notes2. Activity 11: 25 minutesVocabulary Guide: Denotation vs. Connotation. Averagestudents can probably complete independently; lowerstudents will need more scaffolding.Activity 11Days 9-101. Activity 12: 20 minutesAnalyzing Conflict – I’ve gotten several requests toinclude a lesson with Man vs. Supernatural conflict type,so I’ve done that here. If your students keep an interactivenotebook, consider adding the definition from the top ofthe page to their interactive notebook page on the fourtypes of conflict as you complete this activity. Studentsalso review the previous four types of conflict they’velearned in earlier units and apply it to this story. *NOTE –There’s an alternate PowerPoint version of this activity.2. Activity 13: 45 minutesWrite an Objective Summary – students will now go backthrough the play again, scene by scene, and write a brief,objective summary of each scene. Only complete the firstcolumn for Activity 13 and do not fill out or discuss thetheme sections yet. Notice that the first scene is done as anexample.3. Activity 14: 45 minutesIdentify Theme & Trace the Development of the Theme –through each scene of the play. Discuss the given themewith students, and then revisit each summary you wrotein Activity 13. Now, explain how each scene furtherdevelops the stated theme. Notice that the first scene iscompleted as an example for you and your students. 2017 erin cobbActivity 12Activities 13-14imlovinlit.com
Teacher’s GuideShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzDay 111. Activity 15: 40 minutesComprehension Skills Test. Meant to be given along with a copy of the selection,though I wouldn’t allow students to use annotated selection unless it was a testmodification. Keys included as always.Activity 15Day 12Activity2. Activity 16: 30-45 minutesEssential Question: Tie it all together. The big SHE-BANG. Boomshakalaka. Hard stuff. Good luck. :) I have included my ownanswers to help you, but these are by no means the only acceptableanswers and opinions. I always accept virtually any answers frommy students that they justify or back up with evidence. But I willtotally call them out on writing fluff that means absolutely nothing.16Days 13-141. Activities 17-18: 100 minutes, plus discussion/work timeMovie Analysis – Students view the 2005 Disney version ofA Christmas Carol and complete the Movie Analysis.Notice that there are two – Activity 17 is the Surface-LevelAnalysis and Activity 18 is the Below-the-Surface LevelAnalysis. I create them this way so that you can choose todo only Activity 17 if you (and your students) are really justtrying to stretch out the days before the holidays begin andare not all about trying to work hard. Add in Activity 18 ifyou want to include actual rigor right up until the big manmakes his appearance. Totally your call.Activity 17Activity 18 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
Reading LiteratureShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzFocus: Compare Fictional& Historical AccountsWorkhouse ConditionsPart 1 – The Charles Dickens Showpunishpoor1. Workhouses were designed topeople for being .morning2. Children living in workhouses worked fromuntil .nightbrutalunkind3. Their masters were oftenand .4. As you view the segment with the undercover orphan, use the box below to jot down notes abouttheir living conditions. The first few notes have been written in for you as examples. slept at least two to a bed fearfully cold kids and parents separated from each other only allowed half hour visitation per week given clothes to all look the same locked in at night brutal whipping as punishment, others forced to watch work was picking oakum, causing painful blisters5. Next, view the segment about the food that was served in workhouses. Jot down notes as you view. each child allotted a very small amount of food weekly gruel served daily made with oatmeal, water, raw fat, and milkActivity 3 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
LiteratureShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzFocus: Elements of a DramaElements of a Drama1. In Act I, Scene 1, the play opens with MARLEY speaking. To whom is he speaking?2. This is called a(n) .3. Throughout the play, text is written inside brackets. Here is an example from the beginning of ActI, Scene 2:[N.B. MARLEY’s comings and goings should, from time to time, induce the explosion of theodd flash-pot. I.H.]The drama term for this is .4. The purpose of this text is to .“A Christmas Carol” is set in England in 1843. During this time in England, there was a hugedisparity between the rich and the poor. The poor often lived in overcrowded slums and workedup to twelve hours per day. In contrast, wealthy factory owners and professionals lived in grandhouses with servants. Consider this setting as you answer questions 5 and 6.5. How do the following characters fit into the conditions in the setting described above?Ebenezer Scrooge:Bob Cratchit:6. How does the setting influence the plot?Activity 6 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
Reading LiteratureShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzSkill: Recall DetailsComprehension Quiz, Act IChoose the best answer.1.At the beginning of the play, Scrooge is in hiscounting house and is concerned with a.Christmas Eve plans.b. signing contracts.c.collecting money from those who owehim.d. choosing Christmas presents forfriends and family.2.Who visited Scrooge to request a donationfor the poor?a.his nephewb. Cratchitc.two orphans from the workhoused. the thin man and the portly man3.On his way home from the office, how didScrooge react to the falling snowflakes?a.he batted them away with his walkingstickb. he brushed them off his coat withdisdainc.he muttered, “Bah! Humbug!”d. all of these4.5.What did Marley do to cause Scrooge to begfor mercy?a.Marley woke Scrooge.b. Marley screamed a ghostly, fearfulscream.c.Marley rang the bell without touchingit.d. none of theseThe Ghost of Christmas Past took Scrooge a.to his boyhood town.b. to a warehouse where Scrooge onceworked.c.both of thesed. neither of theseActivity 76.Who came to pick up Scrooge from school?a.his sisterb. his brotherc.his fatherd. his mother7.In the past, how did Scrooge know Fezziwig?a.Fezziwig was a childhood friend.b. Fezziwig was a fellow apprentice.c.Fezziwig was his boss.d. none of these8.Who appeared with Scrooge in the final scenefrom his past?a.his fatherb. a former girlfriendc.Dick Wilkinsd. Matthew 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
VocabularyShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzFocus: Connotation and DenotationUse the sentence below to help you respond to items 9-12?.Suddenly, there is a mighty roar of flame in the fireplace and now the hearth burns with alavish, warming fire.9.rich, elaborate, luxuriousWhat is the denotation of the word lavish?10.positiveWhat connotation does the word have in the sentence?Read the word list below. Use a dictionary for any words that you do not cozy11.Which word(s) from the list above have the same denotation and connotation as lavish as used in12.Which word(s) from the list above have the same denotation but the opposite connotation as13.In the play, Tiny Tim is described as being crippled. The connotation of crippled is14.disabledWrite a synonym for crippled that has a neutral connotation.15.Think about the word stingy in the sentence below.opulent, luxuriousthe sentence from the play?lavish as used in the sentence from the play?imposing, ostentatiousnegative.It should be Christmas Day, I am sure, on which one drinks the health of such an odious, stingy,unfeeling man as Mr. Scrooge.Which of the following words could best replace stingy in the sentence above without changingthe denotation or connotation?a.Activity 11greedyb. tightfistedc. thrifty 2017 erin cobbd. pettyimlovinlit.com
Essential QuestionShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzSkill: Integrate Informationfrom Varied Formats1. How were the poor treated in England at the time of the story’s setting (mid-1800s)?2. What effect did this have on society?3. At the beginning of “A Christmas Carol,” how did Ebenezer Scrooge treat others? How did Scroogefeel about life in general? What does he learn to feel for others by the end of the play?EQ: How does our treatment of others reflect our own outlook on life?Activity 16 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
Reading LiteratureShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzSkill: Comparing/ContrastingMultiple VersionsBelow-The-Surface AnalysisAfter viewing the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol and completing the Surface-Level Analysis,answer these questions. Provide relevant text evidence and details from the movie/play as needed tosupport your answers.1.Compare and contrast the appearance of the Ghost of Christmas Past in the play and the movie.How are they alike? How are they different?The Ghost of Christmas Past appears quite differently in the movie than he does inthe play. Some things that they both have in common is that they are bothdressed in white and they are both emitting light. In the play, his gown is trimmedwith fresh summer flowers and lights spring in jets from the crown of his head. Inthe movie, his gown has no garnishment, and light emits from him as a flame withthe top of his head resembling a candle burning.2.Scrooge’s love interest appears sooner in the movie than in the play. How does this affect hisjourney through the past? Explain your answer.In the play, the scene with Fezziwig’s party and the scene with Scrooge’s loveinterest are two completely different and unrelated scenes. In the movie, Scrooge’slove interest first appears at Fezziwig’s party and then flows seamlessly into thescene with the couple breaking up. Scrooge’s journey through the past seems muchmore connected and flows better the way that it is portrayed in the movie.3.In the movie, a different character delivers the final aside than in the play. How does this change ofcharacter affect the mood at the end of the movie?(How would the mood be different in the movie if the character hadn’t been changed?)Marley returns to deliver the final aside in the play, while Bob Cratchit delivers thefinal aside in the movie. The movie ends in a very upbeat and merry mood, and BobCratchit delivering the aside keeps this mood in tact as the movie ends. If the ghostof Jacob Marley had returned to deliver the final aside in the movie, seeing him againwould have darkened the mood unnecessarily and hampered the happy ending.Activity 18 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
Teacher’s GuideShort Story of the Month"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTEKS AlignmentList of Activities & StandardsDifficulty Level: *Easy **Moderate ***ChallengeActivity 1: Workhouses & The Poor Law Article**ELAR.10(A),(C)Activity 2: Cause & Effect Analysis**ELAR.10(C)Activity 3: Workhouse Conditions Video Analysis***ELAR.10(D), 13(C)Activity 4: Elements of Drama IN Lesson*ELAR.3(C), 5(A)Activity 5: Journal Prompt*ELAR.26, 27Activity 6: Elements of a Drama Guide***ELAR.3(C), 5(A)Activity 7: Literal Comprehension Quiz Act I**ELAR.7.6Activity 8: Tone in a Drama Analysis**ELAR.7.5, 7.8Activity 9: Literal Comprehension Quiz Act II**ELAR.7.6Activity 10: Connotation & Denotation QN Lesson*ELAR.7.2Activity 11: Vocabulary Guide: Con. & Den.**ELAR.7.2Activity 12: Analyzing Conflict: Man vs. Supernatural**ELAR.7.6Activity 13: Write an Objective Summary***Activity 14: Analyze Theme Development***ELAR.7.3, 7.9Activity 15: Comprehension Skills Test**ELAR.7.4, 7.6. 7.8Activity 16: Essential Question***ELAR.7.4 7.6, 7.10, 7.13Activity 17: Surface-Level Movie Analysis**ELAR7.10, 7.13Activity 18: Below-the-Surface Movie Analysis***ELAR7.10, 7.13 2017 erin cobbimlovinlit.com
"A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel Horovitz Teacher’s Guide Day 11 1. Activity 15: 40 minutes Comprehension Skills Test. Meant to be given along with a copy of the selection, though I wouldn’t allow
