Short Story of the Month

1 2017 erincobb Story of the Month "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTable of ContentsTerms of Use2 Table of Contents3 List of Activities, Common Core Standards Alignment, & Difficulty Levels4 Digital Components/GoogleClassroom Guide5 Teaching Guide, Rationale, Lesson Plans, and Procedures: EVERYTHING6-10 Activity 1: Workhouses & The Poor Law Nonfiction Article 11 Activity 2: Cause & Effect Analysis of Article w/Key12-14 Activity 3: Workhouse Conditions Video Analysis w/Key15-18 Activity 4: Elements of a Drama Interactive Notebook Lessons19-24 Activity 6: Elements of a Drama: A Christmas Carol Analysis w/Key25-28 Activity 7: comprehension Quiz ACT I w/Answer Key29-30 Activity 8: Tone in a Drama Analysis w/Answer Key31-32 Activity 9: comprehension Quiz ACT II w/Answer Key33-34 Activity 10: Connotation vs. Denotation Quick Notes Lesson35-36 Activity 11: Vocabulary Guide: Connotation and Denotation w/Key37-40 Activity 12: Analyzing Conflict + Manvs.

2 Supernatural w/Key41-42 Activity 13/14: Objective Summary & Trace the Development of Theme w/Keys43-50 Activity 15: comprehension Skills Test w/Answer Key51-56 Activity 16: Essential question w/SampleAnswers57-58 Activity 17: Surface-LevelMovie Analysis w/Key59-60 Activity 18: Below-the-SurfaceLevel Movie Analysis w/Key61-62 TEKS ALIGNMENT63 List of Activities & StandardsDifficulty Level: *Easy **Moderate **ChallengeActivity 1: Workhouses & The Poor Law Article** , , 2: Cause & Effect Analysis** 3: Workhouse Conditions Video Analysis** , , Activity 4: Elements of Drama IN Lesson* , 5: Journal Prompt* Activity 6: Elements of a Drama Guide** , 7: Literal comprehension Quiz Act I** 8: Tone in a Drama Analysis** , 9: Literal comprehension Quiz Act II** 10: Connotation & Denotation QN Lesson* , 11: Vocabulary Guide: Con. & Den.** , 12: Analyzing Conflict: Man vs.

3 Supernatural** , 13: Write an Objective Summary** 14: Analyze Theme Development** 15: comprehension Skills Test** , , , Activity 16: Essential question ** , , , Activity 17: Surface-Level Movie Analysis** , , , 18: Below-the-Surface Movie Analysis** , , , 2017 erincobb Story of the Month "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTeacher s Gu ideCommon Core Standards AlignmentGoogle FormsI have made the assessments available in Google Forms. Here, they are self-grading, and I have set them all up with answer keys so they are ready to go for you. You ll need to find these two files in your download folder to use Google Forms. The first file contains the links to the Forms, and the second file is explicit instructions for use. 2017 erincobb Story of the Month "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTeacher s Gu ideInstructions for Google Classroom Digital ComponentsAll student activities are available in digital format compatible with Google Classroom.

4 They are available in two formats: Google Slides and 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 the Google Slides for A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, copy and paste the link below into your browser: 2017 erincobb 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 if you don t plan to follow this schedule, I still recommend reading through this section to get the most out of these lessons and activities were designed to meet the needs of seventh graders during the middle part of the school year.

5 The stories, activities, questions, and assessments will become increasingly rigorous and challenging as we progress through the s Gu ideDay 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 exist in our society to help those in need?2. Activity 2: 15 minutesCause & Effect Analysis Use the article to complete the graphic organizer, finding causes and effects for Workhouses & The Poor Law. A scaffolded version is included that gives students one cause and one Activity 3: 50 minutes (Continue on Day 2)Video Analysis Compare Fictional & Historical Accounts of Workhouse ConditionsHere are the 3 video clip files you ll need:Part 1 Charles Dickens Show: (11:30) Download Link: will not need to view this video past 11:30 to complete the activity, but you may wish to allow your students to finish the nearly-20-minute 2 Oliver!

6 1968 Musical Clip: (8:20) Download Link: 3 Oliver Twist 2005 Movie Clip: (2:58) Download Link: 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 2017 erincobb Story of the Month "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTeacher s Gu ideDay 21. Activity 3: ContinuedFinish as needed from Day 12. Activity 4: 30 minutesElements of Drama Interactive Notebook LessonComplete Instructions/Teacher s Notes included (from All New Interactive Reading Literature Notebooks, Volume 2)3. Activity 5: 10 minutesJournal prompt -discuss if 31. Read Act I: : recommendation for reading: Students (especially lower students) will comprehend the play considerably better if they re able to listen to the play acted out with the audio (see link above). Since each Act is approximately 60 minutes, I definitely recommend breaking it up, pausing after each scene to 4 Activity 5 Day 41.

7 Finish Reading Act Activity 6: 30 minutesComplete Elements of Drama Guide focuses heavily on CCSS for grade 7 related to drama, so don t skip this activity!**I have included an alternate version of this activity in case you wish to skip the handouts and simply project the information for your students in PowerPoint. You might choose to simply display the prompts/questions and discuss OR have students answer on their own papers. Notice that there is one PowerPoint file that includes questions only (no answers) and one that includes both questions and answers. 2017 erincobb Story of the Month "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTeacher s Gu ideDay 51. Activity 7: comprehension Quiz Act I Basic comprehension (Recall Facts) This quiz checks for basic comprehension and recall of the Story . There are nohigher order thinking questions on this quiz, no inferring, no analyzing, no drawing conclusions, etc.

8 So I do not recommend that students use a copy of the Story for this quiz unless they need that as a testing Read Act IIAudio: Day 3 for reading 61. Finish Reading Act IIDay 71. Activity 8: Tone Analysis (20 minutes)Analyze Tone in a Drama this is a review of the activity students completed in the last unit for The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. Students should be able to complete independently. I ve also included an alternate PowerPoint version of this activity 2. Activity 9: comprehension Quiz Act II Basic comprehension (Recall Facts) This quiz checks for basic comprehension and recall of the Story . There are nohigher order thinking questions on this quiz, no inferring, no analyzing, no drawing conclusions, etc. so I do not recommend that students use a copy of the Story for this quiz unless they need that as a testing 7 Activity 8 Activity 9 2017 erincobb Story of the Month "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTeacher s Gu ideDay 81.

9 Activity 10: 25 minutesDenotation vs Connotation Mini-Lesson Quick Notes2. Activity 11: 25 minutesVocabulary Guide: Denotation vs. Connotation. Average students can probably complete independently; lower students will need more 9-101. Activity 12: 20 minutesAnalyzing Conflict I ve gotten several requests to include a lesson with Man vs. Supernatural conflict type, so I ve done that here. If your students keep an interactive notebook, consider adding the definition from the top of the page to their interactive notebook page on the four types of conflict as you complete this activity. Students also review the previous four types of conflict they ve learned in earlier units and apply it to this Story . *NOTE There s an alternate PowerPoint version of this Activity 13: 45 minutesWrite an Objective Summary students will now go back through the play again, scene by scene, and write a brief, objective summary of each scene.

10 Only complete the first column for Activity 13 and do not fill out or discuss the theme sections yet. Notice that the first scene is done as an Activity 14: 45 minutesIdentify Theme & Trace the Development of the Theme through each scene of the play. Discuss the given theme with students, and then revisit each summary you wrote in Activity 13. Now, explain how each scene further develops the stated theme. Notice that the first scene is completed as an example for you and your 10 Activity 11 Activity 12 Activities 13-14 2017 erincobb Story of the Month "A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley" by Israel HorovitzTeacher s Gu ideDay 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 test modification. Keys included as 122.