1. Language Arts: Monday, December 10, 2018
Handouts: * Reading Chart for Dec. 10 – 16
Homework: * Study for Lit Test #5 on Informational Reading The test is this Wednesday * Study for Grammar Test #5 on Adjectives The test is this Thursday over Gr. Lessons #30 – 33
Assignments due: * Reading Chart for Dec. 3 – 9

2. Lesson Goal: Continue to read and analyze a condensed version of the novella, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Outcomes: Be able to . . .
1. Describe the main characters in The Best Christmas Pageant.
2. Summarize the plot in The Best Christmas Pageant.
3. Cite the conflict or conflicts in The Best Christmas Pageant.
4. Explain which characters changed and in what ways.
5. State the theme of The Best Christmas Pageant and support your answer.

3. Starter #1:
To make this delightful Christmas story come alive, we will rely on readers who can take on character types—readers who can deliver dialogue like the actual characters they are portraying. 

4. Starter #2: Here are the parts . . .
Narrator (daughter of the director)
Mother (directing the pageant)
Charlie (director’s son)
Father (director’s husband)
The Herdmans—some tough cookies!
Ralph
Imogene
Leroy
Claude
Ollie
Gladys
Miss Philips (social worker)
Mrs. McCarthy (church lady)
Alice Wendleken (a girl)
Mrs. Wendleken (Alice’s mom)
Potential “shepherds” for the play:
Hobie Carmichael (Charlie’s friend)
Another Kid
Kid who was honest
Mr. Grady (SS Superintendent)
Lady on potluck committee
Reverend Hopkins (pastor)