Activity 1: Recite the Book Information
- Recite the name of the author, the title of the book, and the title of the chapter.
Activity 2: Narrate the Story
- Narrate the events aloud in your own words.
Activity 3: Study the Story Picture(s)
- Study the story picture(s) and verbally describe the relation to the story.
Activity 4: Act Out a Passage
Practice acting out the following passage, with drama and feeling.
- What's today, my fine fellow? (Scrooge)
- Today! Why, Christmas Day. (Boy in the Street)
- It's Christmas Day! I haven't missed it! (Scrooge)
Activity 5: Map the Story
- A Christmas Carol is set in London, England, in the 1800s in the time of the Industrial Revolution.
- Review the locations of London and England (southern part of the largest UK island) on the map of the world.
Activity 6: Discuss the Moral of the Story
- A 'moral' is the ethical significance or practical lesson.
- For example, the moral of the Boy Who Cried Wolf is that if you repeatedly lie, people will no longer believe what you say, even when it really matters.
- Discuss your views on the moral of 'A Christmas Story.' (e.g. The key to a happy life is not hoarding money, but kindness and generosity etc.)
Activity 7: Complete Written Narration
- Click the crayon above, and complete page 117 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 8: Complete Copywork and Dictation
- Click the crayon above, and complete pages 117-118 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'
Activity 9: Answer Written Review Questions
- Click the crayon above, and complete pages 118-119 of 'Fourth Grade Prose: Written Narration, Dictation, and Review Questions.'