Focus on: Character Types
Compare to The Grinch

Students will learn about the life of Charles Dickens and what it was like in the Victorian Era. We will cover traditional Christmas celebrations and compare to today's festivities (including recipes and a craft). Most importantly students will follow Scrooge on his journey to discovering what matters most.

The class will be a mixture of lecture, discussion, and group work (depending on class size) We will study plot, theme, figurative...