A Ghost Tale For Christmas Time Chapter 2 - 11/04

A Ghost Tale For Christmas Time

First Half of Chapter 2

11/04/2020

Today, after reading the first half of chapter 2, we will learn more about Charles Dickens and where Jack and Annie can begin to find him in London.

Before we begin reading...

I expect you to..

Keep your camera microphone on for the whole lesson

Not have your phone or any other electronics present

Only stay on Google Meets or Quizzizz - no other apps!

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Book Summary)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyqDtP3iN9g

• This is one of Charles Dickens' most famous books.

• Have you ever heard of this story or seen it as a play?

• What did you think of the video and the story's plot?

Important Ideas of the Story:

London during the Victorian Era

• Invention and patent of the telephone in London

• London abolished slavery during this era

Important Ideas of the Story:

London during the Victorian Era continued

• First railroad in London - The London-Birmingham Railway

• Famous individuals emerged (i.e Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin)

Important Vocabulary in the First Half of Chapter 2

Church steeple, Carriage, & Cobblestone

Do you know the definitions or examples of these words? Have you seen them before? If so, where and in what context?

Based on what we have learned, where do you think Jack and Annie have landed in the tree house?

Here is an illustration of the view that Jack and Annie see as they landed; let's discuss it.

Tell me what you see.

What do you notice about the transportation on the street or the buildings across the street?

Let's make a prediction!

Where do you think Jack and Annie will first begin looking for Charles Dickens?

Why do you think that?

Why do you think Annie has to hide her pigtails and dress like a boy?

Make a connection!

Can you think of any instances where boys and girls have been treated differently?

Knowing that this woman told them where the Dickens' family lives when they asked, where do you think Jack and Annie are going?

Make an inference.

How do you think Jack and Annie will transport to Regent Park (where Charles Dickens' residence is)?

Vocabulary check

Do you think Jack and Annie will have to pay for their carriage ride? (Vocabulary check!)

Make a connection!

Think of the picture of the carriage we saw earlier; have you ever seen a carriage in a city before or a horse-drawn buggy anywhere?

Final predictions for today.

Do you think Jack and Annie will find Charles Dickens at his home?

What do you think Jack and Annie will say to him, if they get the chance to meet him?

What will happen next?

Let's Review!

Retell me the most important events and details that we learned in Chapter 1

Go to Google Classroom, press on the note.ly link.

note.ly

Add post-it notes on the note.ly board and type important events and details from the pages read today.

QUIZZ TIME!

Multiple Choice

What did Jack and Annie see around the park once they landed?

• Horse-drawn carriages, rooftops, chimneys, churches

• A large river

• The Eiffel Tower

• A carnival happening in the street

Multiple Choice

What is Charles Dickens considered to be, according to Jack and Annie's book?

• The best dancer in the world

• A world famous wrestler

• The most famous writer of all time

• A famous doctor

Multiple Choice

What did Jack and Annie find in their pockets?

• Both found a handful of coins

• An old map

• Nothing; their pockets were empty

• A harmonica

Multiple Choice

What did Annie have to do before they started looking for Charles Dickens?

• Play a song on the violin

• Do a cartwheel

• Hide her pigtails to look like a boy

• Read a chapter of her science textbook

Multiple Choice

What did Jack and Annie ask to "catch a ride" on to go to Charles Dickens and his family's house

• They walked

• A train

• A riverboat

• A small red carriage