A Christmas Carol #1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

A Christmas Carol

Lesson Goals

By the end of this lesson I can 

... explain what happens in the first half of the book "A Christmas Carol"

... can answer questions about the characters in the book

Did you read the first half of the book "A Christmas Carol"? Be honest

1. Yes
2. No
3. I listened to the audio book

Read the summary

You have been given a summary of the book.  I will not give you this summary digitally or give you another copy, so keep it safe!

Read this summary.

You have 10 minutes to read this

While reading write down/highlighting 10 words that describe the first half of the book

Finished - read it again!!!!

Write down the 10 English words that explain what the first half the book is about? Be prepared to answer why you chose these words!

Lesson Goals

By the end of this lesson I can 

... explain what happens in the first half of the book "A Christmas Carol"

... can answer questions about the characters in the book and the first half of the book

What is a Christmas carol?

1. A Christmas song
2. A Christmas poem
3. A Christmas cake
4. A Christmas story

Who wrote the book "A Christmas Carol"?

1. Prince Charles
2. Charles Dickens
3. Charles Barnett
4. Charles Scrooge

Charles Dickens was a novelist in the ........ era?

1. Elizabethan
2. Victorian

How many ghosts are there in the book?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Which ghost appears first?

1. Ghost of Christmas past
2. Ghost of Christmas present
3. Ghost of Christmas future
4. Jacob Marley

Who do the ghosts haunt?

1. Tiny Tim
2. Bob Cratchit
3. Jacob Marley
4. Ebeniser Scrooge

Explain in 5 - 10 words why the ghosts haunt Scrooge?

Who is the Ghost of Christmas past?

1. Jacob Marley
2. Bob Marley
3. It doesn't say, the book only describes the ghost

What type of man is Ebeniser Scrooge?

1. Happy
2. Generous
3. Miser
4. Friendly

Who is Mr Fezzwig?

1. The Ghost of Christmas Past
2. The generous employer of the young Ebenezer Scrooge

Who is Fanny

1. Mr Cratchit's sister
2. Scrooge's sister

Who is Bob Cratchit?

1. Scrooge's clerk, who works in unpleasant conditions without complaint
2. Scrooge's butler

Who is Fred?

1. Scrooge's nephew
2. Scrooge's son

Who is Belle?

1. The old love of Scrooge
2. Marley's wife

True / False
Belle left Scrooge because he only loved money and not her.

1. True
2. False

True / False
Scrooge always says "humbug"

1. True
2. False

True/False
Fanny, Scrooge's sister is still alive.

1. True
2. False

True/False
Marley died 7 months ago.

1. True
2. False

True/False
Marley was a clerk that worked for Scrooge.

1. True
2. False

True/False
Everyone thinks that Scrooge is a very generous man.

1. True
2. False

Lesson Goals

By the end of this lesson I can 

... explain what happens in the first half of the book "A Christmas Carol"

... can answer questions about the characters in the book and the first half of the book