1. Please Do Now  Welcome back!!  Make sure you have your SSR book.  Take out the following papers:  Scrooge’s personality traits organizer  Theme organizer  Make sure you have a writing utensil and piece of notebook paper.  We will start at the bell.

2. Today’s Learning Target:  I can analyze the character of Scrooge from A Christmas Carol and choose strong, supportive text evidence to back up my opinion.

3. So far…  You should have three fully developed body paragraphs about Scrooge’s personality traits at the beginning, midpoint, and end of the play/novel.  You should have an introductory paragraph with a hook, explanation of main points, and a thesis or claim statement.

4. What now? The conclusion. THESIS / CLAIM STATEMENT MAIN POINTS THE TAKE-AWAY – ZIIING!

5. Thesis / Claim Statement…  You wrote it already!  Find it at the end of your introduction or in the box on your Theme handout.

6. In case you forgot… Through the course of the Dickens’ work, Ebenezer Scrooge changes from cruel, to regretful, to finally generous, teaching readers that it is never too late to make a powerful change in one’s life for the better.

7. Main Points…  Tell the reader how Scrooge changes. (1- 2 sentences)  What is something that changes for him – a way that he acts, something he says, something he values, etc.  How does this change affect his life?

8. An example… Although he began as a miserly money- lender, Scrooge was lucky to have a transformative experience that changed him. These changes helped Scrooge to realize that money is far from the most important thing in life; in reality, giving to others is what creates a life of value.

9. The “Take-Away” or Ziiing!  This is the answer to, “So what?!”  Why should your reader care?  You want to leave them thinking…

10. This is similar to a hook.  An interesting fact  A quote from A Christmas Carol  do not use the same type of quote that you used in the beginning!  A thought-provoking question

11. Sample Conclusion  Through the course of the Dickens’ work, Ebenezer Scrooge changes from cruel, to regretful, to finally generous, teaching readers that it is never too late to make a powerful change in one’s life for the better. Although he began as a miserly money- lender, Scrooge was lucky to have a transformative experience that changed him. These changes helped Scrooge to realize that money is far from the most important thing in life; in reality, giving to others is what creates a life of value. Charles Dickens gives his readers hope that it is never too late to start making connections with those other people who are, as Fred tells us, “fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys” in order to live the fullest, happiest life possible like Ebenezer Scrooge.

12. On your Exit Ticket sheet….  Please integrate this quote into some of your own words describing Mrs. Wingerter as happy: “Free cheese in the cafeteria? I am thrilled!” (3) Give me your ticket after I say, “Goodbye!”