A Christmas Carol Vocabulary

people together as a community

• society
• social inequality
• social commentary
• destitution

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

when people in society do not have the same status, rights or opportunities

• social inequality
• social reform
• social commentary
• destitution

changes in society to raise the quality of life for groups of people

• social inequality
• social reform
• social commentary
• destitution

describes someone who hoards money and does not spend it

• aloof
• miserly
• misanthropic
• philanthropic

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

not following the beliefs or teachings of Christianity

• aloof
• misanthropic
• ominous
• unchristian

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

cool and distant, not warm or friendly – someone who keeps to themselves

• aloof
• misanthropic
• ominous
• unchristian

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

the state of being so poor that you cannot provide for yourself

• social inequality
• exploitation
• destitution
• redemption

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

the act of treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work

• social inequality
• exploitation
• destitution
• redemption

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

generous, charitable and seeking to help others

• misanthropic
• philanthropic
• miserly
• sceptical

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of something else

• benevolence

• antithesis

• legacy

• motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3