A Christmas Carol Virtual Field Trip

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A Christmas CarolVirtual Field Trip

• By Charles Dickens
• Developed by
• Nicki Noordhoek
• nnoordhoek_at_yahoo.com
• 87T01/Designing and Creating a Virtual Field Trip

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A Victorian Christmas

• Use the following link A Victorian Christmas to
  find the answers to the questions below.
• 1. Where and in what century was the
  Christmas tree introduced?
• 2. Who printed and designed the first
  commercialized Christmas card?
• PROJECT
• After seeing the examples of the Christmas
  tree and card, design one of your own that would
  resemble one from the time of Dickens. For more
  examples, you can do your own search.

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Kid Culture

• Click on the following link to review games
  played by children in the 19th century.
• TIME TO PLAY
• Get in groups of 4-5 students and play two or
  three of the games together in class today.

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Learning the Lingo

• Click on the following link of language
  guidelines of the time period. Answers the
  questions below.
• 1. For the Upper Class what letter would be
  dropped pronouncing the word father?
• 2. What gesture did a store owner make to show
  respect for their customers?
• 3. What word was used as a replacement for
  bathroom?
• 4. What is one useful phrase used by Lower
  Class?
• 5. What word was used as a replacement for
  child?

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What to Wear

• Click the following link on appropriate attire
  during this time period and complete assignment
  below.
• Assignment
• In paragraph form, describe what women, men, and
  children wore during this time period.

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Meet the characters!

• Click the following links to learn about the main
  character in A Christmas Carol. Your assignment
  description will be on the next slide.
• Links
• http//www.sparknotes.com/lit/christmascarol/char
  acters.html
• http//www.answers.com/topic/a-christmas-carol-no
  vel-2
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol
• http//cgi.turnerlearning.com/tntlearning/christm
  ascarol/characters.html

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Character Webs

• Assignment
• Your assignment is to make a Inspiration web
  using three of the characters from the book.
  Each character will be a separate web and should
  have five descriptors coming off the center of
  web (which will be the name of the character).
  The descriptors should include the key
  points/ideas about the character and not all
  physical attributes.

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The Ghost Visits

• Ebenezer is visited by three ghosts of Christmas
  past, present, and yet to come. Using the links
  below discover what lesson he learns from each
  ghost. Your assignment is to tri-fold a piece of
  paper and label one past, present, and future and
  it is your choice on how you inform us on the
  lessons.
• Links
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_Christmas_P
  ast http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_christma
  s_present
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_christmas_f
  uture

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A Little Jeopardy Anyone?

• The following link will open an interactive
  Jeopardy Powerpoint that we will be reviewing as
  a class after everyone finishes up. However, if
  you are done early you will have the opportunity
  to preview some of the questions! Good luck!

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End of the Journey

• The purpose of this virtual field trip was to
  help you go beyond the book and find more in
  depth information regarding the time period, the
  author, and the culture in which this book was
  written. If you found other good sites along the
  way please share those with us!

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Cited Sources

• "A Christmas Carol (Characters)". Answers.com.
  May 30, 2009 lthttp//www.answers.com/topic/a-chris
  tmas-carol-novel-2gt.
• "A Christmas Carol". Spark Notes. May 30, 2009
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  acters.htmlgt.
• "A Christmas Carol ". Wikipedia Foundation. May
  30, 2009 lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas
  _Carolgt.
• Bastiaans, Tamera . "Victorian Parlour Games".
  Old Fashion Living. May 30, 2009
  lthttp//oldfashionedliving.com/parlour-games.htmlgt
  .
• Damen, Mark. "Welcome to Jeopardy A Christmas
  Carol". May 30, 2009 lthttp//kn058.k12.sd.us/Chris
  tmas carol Jeopardy.pptgt.
• "Characters". TNT Learning Educators Guide. May
  30, 2009 lthttp//cgi.turnerlearning.com/tntlearnin
  g/christmascarol/characters.htmlgt.
• "Dickens-era Costume Information". Windell's
  Webs. May 30, 2009 lthttp//www.christmasvillerockh
  ill.com/dickens.htmgt.
• "Ghost of Christmas Past". Wikipedia Foundation.
  May 30, 2009 lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_o
  f_Christmas_Pastgt.
• "Ghost of Christmas Present". Wikipedia
  Foundation. May 30, 2009 lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/
  wiki/Ghost_of_Christmas_Presentgt.
• "Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come". Wikipedia
  Foundation. May 30, 2009 lthttp//en.wikipedia.org/
  wiki/Ghost_of_Christmas_Futuregt.
• "Language Guidelines". Red Barn Productions. May
  30, 2009 lthttp//oldfashionedliving.com/parlour-ga
  mes.htmlgt.
• Perdue, David. "Dickens and Christmas". May 30,
  2009 lthttp//www.fidnet.com/dap1955/dickens/chris
  tmas.htmlgt.
• Rufflebrothers, "Bleak House". BBC. May 30, 2009
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  9gt.