Beyond the Story: A Dickens of a Party
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- Aug 22 2010 10:10 AM
Louise Bigham
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In this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students are invited to attend a 19th-century party as a character from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." To play this role, students must understand the values and customs that Dickens' characters represented in Victorian society. Students collaboratively research the life and times of Charles Dickens as it relates to a character from the story, and write and present a first-person character analysis. Several pieces of literature appropriate for use with this lesson are suggested. Less
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Grade: 6 to 8
Topics: Literature, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts