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A Christmas Carol
Book Information
Title: A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
Illustrator: Bret Helquist
Genre: fiction
Age Range: 6 and up
Lead/Hook
Marley was dead and Scrooge would never see him again – or so he thought.
Summarize the story...BUT Don’t give away the Ending
This is the story of a greedy man named Ebenezer Scrooge. One Christmas he would learn his lesson. “Bah, Humbug!, that’s what Scrooge originally thought of Christmas. One night, however, he got a brief visit from his dead friend, Marley, who warns him that he will be visited by three spirits. When the first spirit arrives, his journey begins. He is warned to change his hateful ways in order to save the spirit of Christmas. Through his journeys into the past, the present, and the future, he realizes
Use Interesting Word Choice
that if he continues with his sinister ways, he will remain greedy, selfish, and lonely.
recommendations/ opinion of the book
This classic tale, adapted by Josh Greenhut and illustrated by Brett Helquist, brilliantly illustrates the meaning of the Christmas spirit and that even the most unpleasant people can have a change of heart.
(Reviewed by the Sixth Grade January 24, 2013)
Title: A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
Illustrator: Bret Helquist
Genre: fiction
Age Range: 6 and up
Lead/Hook
Marley was dead and Scrooge would never see him again – or so he thought.
Summarize the story...BUT Don’t give away the Ending
This is the story of a greedy man named Ebenezer Scrooge. One Christmas he would learn his lesson. “Bah, Humbug!, that’s what Scrooge originally thought of Christmas. One night, however, he got a brief visit from his dead friend, Marley, who warns him that he will be visited by three spirits. When the first spirit arrives, his journey begins. He is warned to change his hateful ways in order to save the spirit of Christmas. Through his journeys into the past, the present, and the future, he realizes
Use Interesting Word Choice
that if he continues with his sinister ways, he will remain greedy, selfish, and lonely.
recommendations/ opinion of the book
This classic tale, adapted by Josh Greenhut and illustrated by Brett Helquist, brilliantly illustrates the meaning of the Christmas spirit and that even the most unpleasant people can have a change of heart.
(Reviewed by the Sixth Grade January 24, 2013)