1. Follow these directions:
Sit with a partner who is reading the opposite version of A Christmas Carol as you.
Open your literary notebook to your RRJ on vocabulary.

2. Let's check in about your reading comprehension
Let's check in about your reading comprehension... Respond: What do you understand so far?  What are you still wondering?
I understand...
I am still wondering...

3. Literary Allusion To allude (v) = to refer to
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance in a text. 
It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.
It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.
To allude (v) = to refer to

4. Stave 2 Allusions The Arabian Nights By Sir Richard F. Burton
Short stories
one of Dickens' own favorite books
Ali Baba from “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”
“Aladdin” is another famous story from this collection

5. Stave 2 Allusions Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe
Famous shipwreck-on-an-island survival story
A standard gift for boys at Christmas in Dickens’ day

6. Discuss: So what? How do the literary allusions to these stories help us better understand what we are reading?

7. Example:
These literary allusions help me better understand the character of Scrooge as a boy.  In this scene, he appears to be alone, but when young Scrooge was reading, he was not entirely alone for he had an active imagination. He seems to see, physically, the colorful characters he encountered in literature.

8. Respond: It doesn't say it, but I can tell...
Infer: Why did Horovitz chose to leave out the allusion to Scrooge's favorite childhood stories in the drama version?
Respond: It doesn't say it, but I can tell...

9. What does this FedEx advertisement allude to?

10. Allusion Assignment
Find an example of a text that alludes to A Christmas Carol.
Bring in examples to share on December 22.
me your submissions if possible (especially if it is a video).
Think about…
how the marketing companies presented and interpreted A Christmas Carol to get the attention of consumers.
specific connections between the advertisement and Dickens’ story

11. A Christmas Carol allusion in advertisements
Honeynut Cheerios commercial
Nyquil commercial

15. A Christmas Carol allusion in advertisements
Xfinity commercial
Honeynut Cheerios commercial
The Source commercial
Nyquil commercial

18. Respond: analyze allusion in ads
How the marketing company interpret A Christmas Carol to get the attention of consumers?
Are you persuaded to buy the product because of the allusion?
Why did the author of the ad choose this allusion?
What is the author’s purpose?
Can a person understand the ad without knowing A Christmas Carol?
Why is the ad funny?