Connotation/Denotation/A Christmas Carol

The author of "The Christmas Carol" is...

• Marley Jacobs

• Scrooge

• Charles Dickens

• Ms. Moore

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When Marley says, "As solitary as an oyster," he means that Scrooge ...

• Scrooge is a smelly fish.

• Scrooge lives an isolated life.

• Scrooge lives in the ocean.

Who was Marley?

• Scrooge's older brother

• Scrooge's business partner

• Scrooge's boss

• Scrooge's father

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the setting for this story?

• London - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

• London Christmas Day and the Day after Christmas

• New York - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

• New York - b

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Identify the character: The miserly owner of a London counting-house, a nineteenth century term for an accountant's office. The three spirits of Christmas visit the stodgy bean-counter in hopes of reversing his greedy, cold-hearted approach to life.

• Bob Cratchit

• Tiny Tim

• Ebenezer Scrooge

• The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The Ghost of Christmas __________________ shows Scrooge that Bob Cratchit lives in poor conditions and barely has a Christmas dinner for his family.

• Present
• Past
• Yet to Come
• Marley

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Seeing the future showed Scrooge that ___________.

• Money can take you far in life.
• Your friends will always be there for you.
• No matter what life will be okay.
• Being generous is more important than being wealthy.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is the main character of A Christmas Carol?

• Ebeneezer Scrooge
• Queen Victoria
• Tiny Tim
• Bruce Wayne

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

^{The first visitor is the Ghost of Christmas ______________. This ghost shows Scrooge as his younger self at school with Fan, and at Fezziwig's.}

• Yet to Come
• Present
• Past
• Marle

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A possible theme for A Christmas Carol would be...

• Might makes right

• Money can't buy happiness

• Kindness always wins

• It is better to give than to receive

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2