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Charles Dickens' a Christmas Carol: Lessons & Insights
Bill Whitehead, M.Ed.
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Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(50)
This is a 5-part self-paced deep dive into Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Class experience
"A Christmas Carol" is known to many people, even if they haven't read the original, thanks to countless stage, radio, TV, and film adaptations.--it has stood the test of time thanks to Charles Dickens' perfectly crafted little story about a man's redemption through reflection (and some spectral help). This self-paced course is meant as a reading guide for students as they work their way through the text in similar fashion as being in a classroom. I will not be reading the text in its...
5 lessons//5 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Stave I: Marley's GhostIntroduction to Victorian Era London, Dickens, and the first of five stavesWeek 2Lesson 2Stave II: The First of the Three SpiritsPersonification; The Ghost of Christmas Past; Youth and how our past affects usWeek 3Lesson 3Stave III: The Second of the Three SpiritsThe Ghost of Christmas Present; What is Happiness?; Ignorance & WantWeek 4Lesson 4Stave IV: The Last of the SpiritsThe Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come; Making our own Destiny; Living in the Past, Present, and FutureWeek 5Lesson 5Stave V: The End of ItFinal reflection/thoughts; Major adaptations
My Master's Degree is in Education; I have taught high school English and various electives, including AP English: Language & Composition and The Structure & Analysis of Film since 2008. Additionally I have worked on committees to ensure curriculum is up-to-date and meaningful, have mentored students during high school & as they prepare for college and/or the workforce, and have offered a variety of online classes since 2021. I have been teaching "A Christmas Carol" every year in my English class--it is a staple of my course.
Optional: A copy of "A Christmas Carol" for reference. The text is also available online for free via various PDF documents.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Since most of the videos exceed the size limit available for upload to Outschool, I am posting them on a private YouTube channel made only for my classes, and then each video will be embedded within the classroom--at no point will students leave the OutSchool learning platform.
Star Educator
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(50)
Hello! My name is Bill and I offer a wide variety of courses that either reinforce the skills found in a traditional English/Humanities class such as writing and public speaking, or fall into more of the "miscellaneous" category, such as basic...
Self-Paced Class
$12
weekly or $60 for all content5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks of teacher feedback
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1 year of access to the content
Completed by 1 learner
Ages: 10-15
