Designed to become a treasured family read-aloud, this full-color, 8 1/2” x 11” unabridged edition of the classic Christmas Carol includes a section to record the reader and date of reading(s), as well as blank pages at the back for family and friends to write Christmas wishes (or memories). Best of all, everything you love about the ArtK12 Literature Disguised as Fun series is included in here as well. Contents feature a brief Introduction, pre-flight: foundational information to better understand the story before reading it, the wrap-up of things to think about after reading the story, discussion questions, cartoons, memes and faux posters that relate to the story, the real Christmas story, and “A Procrastinator Carol”: Creative biography about Dickens. Not only does this provide a wonderful edition of a classic story to read every Christmas, it is also a record of memories to treasure for years to come. Hardcover.
Christmas Carol (Literature Disguised as Fun) - Family Reading Edition
Description
The Family Reading Edition includes all of the content from A Christmas Carol: Literature Disguised as Fun, plus:
Full color, hardback, 8.5" format
A "Read by" section to list readers and dates read. Start a tradition of reading A Christmas Carol!
Blank pages at the end for family and friends to write Christmas wishes and messages.
This annotated edition of A Christmas Carol includes: A brief Introduction; Pre-flight: foundational information to better understand the story before reading it; and Wrap Up: some things to think about after reading the story. Also includes: Discussion questions for use by students or teachers; Cartoons, memes, great art and faux posters that relate to the story; and "A Procrastinator's Carol": Creative biography about Dickens.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is probably the most famous Christmas story after the most famous of all: the birth of Jesus. Written in 1843 A Christmas Carol became an instant success and is still one of the most endeared Christmas stories ever written. This edition of A Christmas Carol includes a brief introduction, the full unabridged text, the King James Version of the events that inspired the story, discussion questions, an analysis of the story, illustrations from the original publications (some with humorous talk bubbles), great art (with talk bubbles) and memes.
If that wasn’t enough, there’s also a creative bio of the author where Mr. Draeger is visited by four ghosts (and he doesn’t even believe in ghosts). Three of them take him to see the life of the great novelist: his childhood, adulthood and old age. Did this really happen? What? You don’t believe me? Read the book and find out. Who could forget Scrooge’s rendition of Bah Humbug sung to the tune of Jingle Bells? You won’t forget it, because you haven’t read it yet. It is doubtful, however, if after singing “Bah Humbug” that you’ll ever forget it. Parents surely won’t forget it, though they may want to. It's Literature Disguised as Fun!
These are contained (include the story), inexpensive, and non-consumable literary components you can weave into your language arts for middle and high school ages. Each one can be done by a student and parent, small group or a classroom. The content is not religious unless the author mentions it as a talking point (even then, they are not biblical in nature.) It's the questions after the story that really tripped my trigger! Why do you think so-and-so responded the way he did? Why was that good or bad? What might you have done in that situation? I'm generalizing to show the higher-order thinking structure of the questions. A short biography of the author and some background to the setting introduces the mood to come. Read the story, then comes the discussion questions. You could easily make a question into an essay topic! The voice of the guides themselves is very friendly and conversational. It makes for a relaxed vibe going into some pretty dark and heavy literature. The prices vary with the length of the reading, but they all have the same pre- and post-story content. A few scattered illustrations poke fun at the topics. At the end, I quite liked reading some quotes from the author and suggestions for further reading. These feel like something you could work into a busy week when you may not get to your heavier work. Or maybe you find yourself picking one up between larger novels to discuss. The titles are some that you may not know, so have a try at something new! I would get the whole set if it were me. ~Sara
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 7-12 |
| Brand: | ArtK12 |
| ISBN: | 9798393721084 |
| Length in Inches: | 11.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.6 |