A Christmas Carol Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
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- Google Apps™
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This pack of activities is an excellent way to add some rigor to your viewing of any version of Dickens's classic Christmas story A Christmas Carol and spread some kindness in your classroom. This is not a novel-to-film comparison guide, but it does work with any film version and can be used to supplement a novel study as well. These activities are tailored specifically for the movie! You may use one or all of the enclosed NO PREP activities to focus your viewing experience or to add to your existing novel unit.
Student Experience: From a thorough active viewing guide to an analysis of symbols and theme to an explanatory prompt, your students will be challenged as you teach this film as a text. From reading charts and graphs, to reviewing plot with the interactive human plot puzzle, to analyzing symbolism, to writing this movie guide is sure to add rigor to your movie-viewing experience. I love using movie guides as students watch films because they require students to apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts beyond the surface.
Included:
- Pre-viewing info text lesson for background, PDF and digital for Google
- Active viewing graphic organizer with answers, PDF and digital for Google
- Follow up quiz with answers
- Symbolism and theme graphic organizer, PDF and digital for Google
- Two additional paired info text lessons with answers, PDF and digital for Google
- Real-World Project Idea
- Cause and Effect Chart with answers, PDF and digital for Google
- Human Plot Puzzle Activity with answers
- Character Analysis Graphic Organizer, PDF and digital for Google
- Super Simple Sub Plan Sheet
- Links to free film versions online (If active. Best to grab a DVD copy of your favorite version.)
Classroom success stories from other teachers who have tried this resource:
♥ "I never would have imagined that my students would have loved this story and movie as much as they did! The viewing guide held them accountable for staying with the movie."
♥ "My students were engaged and interacting when completing this resource."
♥ "Super easy to follow and my seniors loved it!"
♥ "I love using movies as a teaching tool and I love handing them colorful worksheets, which I believe helps them to engage more. I am always looking for creative, colorful handouts for the movies we watch."
♥ "Perfect activity to encourage critical thinking without boring the kids on the cusp of a holiday break!"
♥ "A great way to teach A Christmas Carol without having to read it all with the students. This held students accountable during the movie while providing many options on how to use it!"
♥ "Helped the kids focus on key points of the movie. We then compared it to Grinch to try to figure out which character changed the most. Your guide helped a great deal. Thank you."
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Updated 2023
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