GROUP 1 Lindsey, Emily, and Essence

 storyboard of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol  fun activity relating to story

 used powerpoint to create a storyboard of a modern day A Christmas Carol  created crossword puzzle for students to complete after powerpoint

“Nothing. I don’t make merry myself at Christmas and I cannot afford to make idle people merry.” “That’s certainly not true.” “Don’t you have something else to do this afternoon dear nephew?” “Sadly I do.” With a merry Christmas to the room, Fred left Scrooge to his business. “Now then sir, about the uh, donation?” “I know how to treat the poor. My taxes go to pay for the prisons and the workhouses. The homeless must go there.” “But some would rather die!”

He stepped back and watched in horror as the decorative silver doorknocker transformed into the face of his deceased partner Jacob Marley. And just like that, it was gone. The knocker was just as it has always been and the street was quiet.

The fire extinguished itself leaving Scrooge in total darkness. Every bell in the house rang at once.

The ghostly Marley yowled and rattled is chains against the floor in reply.

“You loved me once, but now you only care about your money.” “Belle, my sweet, sweet Belle…I never knew love until I knew Belle, all she wanted was to love me” “Why do you delight in torturing me?” “These are but shadows of your past. Do not blame me. Belle went on to marry another man and live happily.

The spirit took hold of Scrooge’s shoulder and turned him around. Suddenly they were standing in the living room of Scrooge’s nephew. Fred and his wife were hosting a party, the group was playing a game of Yes and No, which is very similar to twenty questions. “A cat?” “Is it a dog?” “Is it an unwanted creature?” “Is it found in the city?” “A rat?” “No.” “Yes.” “No.” “Oh I know! Its Ebenezer Scrooge!” “Yes!!” This brought forth a riotous laughter from the group.

Scrooge was taken through a sequence of mysterious scenes relating to an unnamed man's recent death. Scrooge saw businessmen discussing the dead man's riches, some vagabonds trading the deceased’s personal effects to Old Joe for cash, and a poor couple expressing relief at the death of their unforgiving creditor.