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A Christmas Carol Activities Unit Plan | Middle School
This A Christmas Carol Unit Plan is a great way to keep your middle school students engaged in learning activities during the Holiday Season. This PDF resource is complete with detailed lesson plans for each Stave of Charles Dickens' holiday tale, including before, during and after reading activities. Students will analyze characters, setting, theme, and more as they enjoy this classic story! These resources work well with the novella and various dramatized play versions of the story.Best of al
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Christmas Holiday Mega Bundle - Middle School ELA
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" for Middle School
Use the narrative poem for seminars and writing. Students will use critical thinking for this activity.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Gremlins Holiday Movie Packet
This is a packet for the movie Gremlins (1984).Packet discussion question topics include: elements of Christmas and horror films, tropes in stories, the timelessness of films, characterization of characters, heroes and the Hero's Journey. Discussion questions range across varying levels of depth of knowledge.There is a chart for students to characterize the Christmas and horror elements of the film, as well as a blank Hero Cycle chart for students to fill in with the Hero's Journey as it relates
Grades:
9th - 12th
Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit from St. Nicholas) Lesson Plans Gr. 6-8
This packet is complete with activities celebrating Clement Clark Moore’s Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Students analyze the famous poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” in double-entry format. A history of the original St. Nicholas is included, as well as a vocabulary handout and answer key. PowerPoint presentations in the ExC-ELL format for imagery, compare and contrast, simile and metaphor, and personification. A final assessment and answer key are also included.
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Christmas Day in the Workhouse by George R. Sims Close Reading Poetry Analysis
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "Christmas Day in the Workhouse" by George R. Sims. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry. This poem covers figurative language, word choice, suspense, setting, drawing conclusions, citing text evidence, summary, theme, and tone. This poem pairs well with a using short stories such as "The B
Grades:
6th - 12th
Christmas Trees by Robert Frost Close Reading Poetry Analysis
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "Christmas Trees" by Robert Frost. This is a unique Frost poem because it is also written in story, or play form. This poem/story is great for the holiday month or for having a "shorter short story" to pair with another text. It works as a study of both poetry elements and story elements and includes both in the student analysis. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questio
Grades:
7th - 11th
The Brave Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Anderson Close Reading Analysis
Close Reading Poetry Analysis of "The Brave Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Anderson. This story is great for the December timeframe as a more multicultural-related text that adheres to all with its message-related themes rather than Christmas-related theme. Analyzing poetry is an art. How do you get better at it? Practice. Here is an easy way to teach close reading with self-guided questions that help the student gain understanding of breaking down lines of poetry. This short story covers figur
Grades:
6th - 10th
Christmas Theme Reading Prompts
Looking for reading prompts to get your students in the holiday spirit? These prompts are structured to be used over the course of ten days, but could be extended over a longer period of time.
Visits from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come help students use evidence from their independent reading book or class novel to write about character traits, conflict, and theme in a manner that is out of the ordinary. Various other writing opportunities, such as a twist on the usual l
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