1. A Christmas Carol
Act 1, Scene 3 continued

2. Focus
At the end of this lesson we will have discussed how the first ghost changes Scrooge.

3. Your best Christmas
With the person sitting next to you, describe your best Christmas. What made it so great?
After sufficient time, volunteers can share their best Christmas with the class.

4. What would you say was Scrooge’s best Christmas? Why?
Whole class reading...
Follow along as we continue to read Act 1, Scene After reading, let’s work at
summarizing what happens...
At his school / with his sister
With the Fezziwigs
With the break-up with Belle
At Belle’s family Christmas
What would you say was Scrooge’s best Christmas? Why?

5. Consider the following....
Consider the following statement. Be prepared to argue whether or not you feel the statement is true, in reference to Scrooge.
Man is the product of his own experience.

6. Watch the section of the film in which Scrooge meets the Ghost of Christmas Past.

7. Charting the similarities and differences between the play and the film

8. Plotting the Changes In Scrooge
How has Scrooge changed??
Continue to fill in your ‘Plotting Changes in Scrooge’ file