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A Christmas Carol Project List

Each student must complete three projects. Due December 18th.

I. Story Journals – Below is a list of story topics. Write a story for four of the topics. Each should be one page long single-spaced. Stories should have openings and closings and at least one example of figurative language in each story. Neatness, spelling, grammar, and punctuation will be considered in your grade. Journals need a cover page and table of contents.

a. Christmas When I was Small

b. A Visit from a Ghost

c. Ghosts in Literature vs Ghosts in Christmas Carol

d. The Best Thing about Christmas.

e. Family Traditions

II. Choose two of the projects below:

• Character Collage: Cut out words and pictures from magazines that describe one character (of your choice) in the novel. Put the character’s name on the 8½ by 11 collage.

• Ghost Illustrations: Carefully review Dickens’ descriptions of Marley and the three ghosts. Sketch colorful portraits of each on an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper. Label your sketches and write a paragraph explaining the purpose of each ghost and how it affected Scrooge. Indicate which spirit seemed to affect Scrooge the most and why.

• Community Out-Reach: Scrooge buys a huge turkey for the Cratchits’ Christmas dinner. Explain what organizations in your community do to help bring cheer to others over the holidays. Interview members of at least three community organizations to find out what they do. (Have your questions approved ahead of time.) You may telephone the organization or go there in person. Make a poster that includes their names, phone numbers and an explanation of the opportunities for service. Don’t forget to notice what your own school (or church) are doing. Your final project should include the poster and a neat copy of the questions and answers from the interviews. You must also write one paragraph on why it is important for these organizations to serve their communities. If possible, actually get involved by serving.

• Video Project: With a small group, adapt a scene from the novel and put it into play format. Conclude your script with a written paragraph of how your scene either does or does not support the idea of caring and sharing. Give examples from the scene.This scene is to be uploaded to YouTube or GoogleDocs. Then email/share with me at kelly.jd@.

Suggested scenes:

. Scrooge’s conversation with Fred and the charity fundraisers

. Marley and Scrooge

. Scrooge’s tour to remote places with the Ghost of Christmas Present

. The meeting in Joe’s pawnshop

. Scrooge’s Christmas dinner at Fred’s

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