10 Dec 2015
Bell Activity Journal: What vocabulary word did you choose to use 5 or more times since
yesterday? How, when and with whom did you use the word? What was their reaction?
What did you say? After you have described the first day of vocabulary practice, choose
another word from the list and explain what it means and how & when you intend to use
it, and with whom you intend to share the word. If you run out things to say regarding
the vocabulary word, write about your knowledge of A Christmas Carol. Have you seen a
version of it before? What do you know about the story.
Today we will learn…
..about Jacob Marley and Ebeneezer Scrooge
and their relationship.
..about Ebeneezer’s nephew Fred & what
kind of relationship they have.
..of the character vs. fate conflict that exists
in the play.
Industrial Revolution
Movie references:
Oliver Twist: The Poor
My Fair Lady: Poor vs Rich
Mary Poppins: Upper Middle Class
vs
Vocabulary Terms from the Act I , Scenes 1 & 2
Destitute
(Dickens 648; I.2)
Dismal
(Dickens 647; I.2)
Implored
(Dickens 646; I.1)
Morose
(Dickens 647; I.2)
Resolute
(Dickens 648; I.2)
Malcontent
(Dickens 650: I.2)
Misanthrope
(Dickens 650: I.2)
Miser
(Dickens 650: I.2)
Quotes by Charles Dickens
“Christmas time! That man must be a
misanthrope indeed, in whose breast
something like a jovial feeling is not roused - in
whose mind some pleasant associations are not
awakened - by the recurrence of Christmas.”
“No one is useless in this world who lightens
the burdens of another.”
CHARLES DICKENS
“Reflect upon your present blessings of
which every man has many - not on your
past misfortunes, of which all men have
some.”
Creating a
Collection of
Thematic Quotations
1. Use the back sheet of your Vocabulary Worksheet.
2. Across the top write “Thematic Quotations”
3. As we read through the play watch for quotes that seem to be related to a LIFE LESSON
that Scrooge needs to learn.
4. When we come across those lines, QUOTE THEM DIRECTLY.
5. Cite them as follows: (Dickens 658; 1.3)
1. The numbers following the page number are the Act and Scene. The parenthetical
citation given as an example is for a quote found in Dicken’s play, on page 658; Act 1,
scene 3.
Reading Act I, Scenes 1 & 2