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Teaching A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and Drama

Literature Teaching Units

About the Author

Charles Dickens, the most popular writer of the Victorian age, was born near Portsmouth, England, in 1812 and died in Kent in 1870. When his father was thrown into debtors’ prison, young Charles was taken out of school and forced to work in a shoe-polish factory, which may help explain the presence of so many abandoned and victimized children in his novels. As a young man he worked as a reporter before starting his career as a fiction writer in 1833. In his novels, short stories and essays, Dickens combined hilarious comedy with a scathing criticism of the inhuman features of Victorian industrial society. Many of his novels, such as Great Expectations, David Copperfield and Oliver Twist, have been made into films.

I Teach Dickens During December:

Here are a few idea...Let me know what you think!  We love COMMENTS!



Take a peek at this great Introduction to Charles Dickens from the BBC...Do you use it?  Have you used it in the past?  If you haven't, try it out, and let us know here at The Things You Can Read how it worked out.  Happy Holidays



Dramaterms.ppt

Dramaterms for Advanced Students

Charles Dickens Test







The New York Times Critic A. O. Scott looks back at what he considers to be the best of the film adaptations of "A Christmas Carol."  Mr. Scott also makes comments that are a nice segue into some of the relevent THEMES found in the novel and the dramatizaton of  A Christmas Carol.  


Writing A Biography Assignment:  Charles Dickens
Materials and videos used are found below:
View the short video on Charles Dickens:


Short Bio on Charles Dickens:  Click Here




 Planning Sheet

Use this planning sheet to prepare for writing your short biography of Charles Dickens.  Simply fill in the basic information. You will need to briefly summarize your information because later in the writing process you will develop it further into a paragraph.


1. Person’s Name, Time Period, and Place


2. Personal Background


3. Personality Traits


4. Significance


5. Obstacles


6. Important Quote

Adapted from McLaughlin, M., & Allen, M.B. (2002). Guided comprehension in action: Lessons for grades 3–8 . Newark, DE: International Reading Association.


Download Plan Sheet: Click Here


 Quotes Link

Resource for teaching Dickens:  Click Here


Each of the categories from your plan sheet will be developed into three to four sentences, with the help of transitions, the end result will be a fluid paragraph.

The Quote(s) will be used to start and/or end your paragraph.

Sample Opening Sentence using a Dickens quote:

Charles Dickens wrote, “Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.” these words fully describe Charles Dickens transformation from a poor English boy working in a shoe polish factory to a wealthy, respected, writer touring the world.  Charles Dickens was born...


Sample Closing Sentence using a Dickens quote:

Charles Dickens' life was filled with joy and sorrow, however, he never lost sight of the fact that, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”-Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol


Transition Words
Words that can be used to show location:


above
behind
by
near
throughout
across
below
down
off
to the right
against
beneath
in back of
onto
under
along
beside
in front of
on top of
among
between
inside
outside
around
beyond
into
over
Words that can be used to show time:


while
first
meanwhile
soon
then
after
second
today
later
next
at
third
tomorrow
afterward
as soon as
before
now
next week
about
when suddenly
during
until
yesterday
finally
Word that can be used to compare two things:


likewise
also
while
in the same way
like
as
similarly
Words that can be used to contrast two things:


but
still
although
on the other hand
however
yet
otherwise
even though
Words that can be used to emphasize a point:


again
truly
especially
for this reason
to repeat
in fact
to emphasize
Words that can be used to conclude or summarize:



finally
as a result
to sum up
in conclusion
lastly
therefore
all in all
because
Words that can be used to add information:



again
another
for instance
for example
also
and
moreover
additionally
as well
besides
along with
other
next
finally
in addition
Words that can be used to clarify:


that is
for instance
in other words

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Teacher: CWhite
Class Level: English Regular/Advanced
Duration: Last Week of November Month of December
SOL Objectives:

Per Second 9 Weeks Pacing guide…
SOL 7.1
SOL 7.2
SOL 7.5 b
SOL 7.6 a-1
SOL 7.7 k
Topics:

Drama
Communication
Writing

Learning Objectives:  Student will be able to –

To identify the author of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens.
To identify other works by the author of A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens.
To understand and use drama terms appropriately.
To discuss the Victorian era, in which the setting of A Christmas Carol takes place.
To read and summarize the play adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
To discuss the similarities and the differences between the play and the movie version of the story.  (George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol-in our library) at the end of the unit.
To read a passage and identify the narrative perspective, i.e. the point of view of a story or novel
To read a passage and infer the implied meaning of the author.
To discuss the similarities and the differences between the play and the movie version of A Christmas Carol.

Introduction:
Introduce Charles Dickens with BrainPop and YouTube videos-see weblog entries below
Introduce Drama using BrainPop video


Activities:

Day 1 and Day 2
Drama Terms 

Handout Drama Terms:  Fill in drama terms using slideshow found above.

Tongue-in-cheek clip to explain Soliloquy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7lv1SDzno


Drama
BrainPops

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/drama/

http://www.brainpop.com//english/writing/drama/quiz/

http://www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/artconcepts/filmmaking/

BrainPop:  Shakespeare view video and take the BrainPop quiz for a classwork grade
http://www.brainpop.com/english/freemovies/williamshakespeare/

VIDEO: Orlando Bloom Performs a Scene from Romeo and Juliet



Before Reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Visual Glimpse of Dickens Characters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=AZLNvRF3KQs&feature=fvwp

http://www.pbs.org/masterpiece 

The Tales of Charles Dickens on MASTERPIECE Classic Sundays beginning February 15, 2009 on PBS. It seemed like the best of times, before it turned into the worst of times.

Introduction to Charles Dickens

Goodreads Author Page:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/239579.Charles_Dickens

Dickens Quotes:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/239579.Charles_Dickens

Introductory video for Charles Dickens...Biography of Charles Dickens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/bleakhouse/animation.shtml same video but on YouTube Charles Dickens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AB9poWDeDs&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

BrainPop: Charles Dickens
http://www.brainpop.com/english/famousauthorsandbooks/charlesdickens/

NEW YORK TIMES LESSON IDEAS FOR TEACHING DICKENS:  CLICK HERE

Take the Charles Dickens Quiz Click on the link below: 
http://www.brainpop.com//english/famousauthorsandbooks/charlesdickens/quiz/

Charles Dickens Home
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Charles-Dickens-6047662/

Michael Rosen visits the home of Charles Dickens. A quick burst of festive spirit, as Michael Rosen visits Charles Dickens’ London home to explore his Christmas legacy. Michael Rosen, Children’s Laureate visits 48 Doughty St, the elegant townhouse in London where Dickens and his family once lived. Now a museum, Michael looks at how the house could have inspired characters from Dickens’ Christmas classic A Christmas Carol and views memorabilia from the time it was written. The programme will give students and teachers an insight into how Dickens helped shape the Christmas we know today, as well as being a way to inject a bit of Christmas spirit in the classroom.


View the short video on Charles Dickens:


Short Bio on Charles Dickens:  Click Here




 Planning Sheet

Use this planning sheet to prepare for writing your short biography of Charles Dickens.  Simply fill in the basic information. You will need to briefly summarize your information because later in the writing process you will develop it further into a paragraph.


1. Person’s Name, Time Period, and Place


2. Personal Background


3. Personality Traits


4. Significance


5. Obstacles


6. Important Quote

Adapted from McLaughlin, M., & Allen, M.B. (2002). Guided comprehension in action: Lessons for grades 3–8 . Newark, DE: International Reading Association.


Download Plan Sheet: Click Here


 Quotes Link

Resource for teaching Dickens:  Click Here


Each of the categories from your plan sheet will be developed into three to four sentences, with the help of transitions, the end result will be a fluid paragraph.

The Quote(s) will be used to start and/or end your paragraph.

Sample Opening Sentence using a Dickens quote:

Charles Dickens wrote, “Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.” these words fully describe Charles Dickens transformation from a poor English boy working in a shoe polish factory to a wealthy, respected, writer touring the world.  Charles Dickens was born...


Sample Closing Sentence using a Dickens quote:

Charles Dickens' life was filled with joy and sorrow, however, he never lost sight of the fact that, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”-Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol


Transition Words
Words that can be used to show location:


above
behind
by
near
throughout
across
below
down
off
to the right
against
beneath
in back of
onto
under
along
beside
in front of
on top of
among
between
inside
outside
around
beyond
into
over
Words that can be used to show time:


while
first
meanwhile
soon
then
after
second
today
later
next
at
third
tomorrow
afterward
as soon as
before
now
next week
about
when suddenly
during
until
yesterday
finally
Word that can be used to compare two things:


likewise
also
while
in the same way
like
as
similarly
Words that can be used to contrast two things:


but
still
although
on the other hand
however
yet
otherwise
even though
Words that can be used to emphasize a point:


again
truly
especially
for this reason
to repeat
in fact
to emphasize
Words that can be used to conclude or summarize:



finally
as a result
to sum up
in conclusion
lastly
therefore
all in all
because
Words that can be used to add information:



again
another
for instance
for example
also
and
moreover
additionally
as well
besides
along with
other
next
finally
in addition
Words that can be used to clarify:


that is
for instance
in other words

Now, Start Scribbling!
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Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of the Written Word!

PROJECT:  Dickens Bio-Cube
     Project can be created online with the Cube Creator
     http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/

     Project Instructions:
     http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/cube-30057.html


     Needed for Project: Dickens Quotes:
     http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/239579.Charles_Dickens

Alternative to BIO-CUBE:  Writing a short Biography of Charles Dickens:  CLICK HERE





Advanced English Classes will just be given the opening and closing sentence(s).  


Opening Sentence using a Dickens quote:



Charles Dickens wrote, “Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.” These words from the mouth of a fictional character can also be used to fully describe Charles Dickens’ own transformation from a poor English boy working in a shoe polish factory to a wealthy, respected, writer touring the world.  



Closing Sentence using a Dickens quote:



Charles Dickens' life was filled with joy and sorrow, however, he never lost sight of the fact that, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”-Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol.

Less advanced students will use the FILL IN THE BLANK PARAGRAPH BELOW:


Opening and Closing Using a Quote:  Fill in the Blank Paragraph

Charles Dickens wrote, “Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.” His own words from the mouth of a fictional character can also be used to describe Charles Dickens’ own transformation from a poor English boy working in a shoe polish factory to a wealthy, respected, writer touring the world.  Charles John Huffam Dickens was [place and date of birth]   He was the son of [Fill in the Missing Information] and he had [Number of Siblings].  At the age of twelve [Describe what occurred in detail.] [Additional information about his Personal Background: At least 2 more facts] Charles Dickens was able to  overcome many obstacles in reaching his success [Add at least two sentences that illustrate obstacles to his success.] There are several reasons why Charles Dickens is a writer of significance because [Add at least two sentences that illustrate his significance] [Closing Sentence using a Dickens quote]  Charles Dickens' life was filled with joy and sorrow, however, he never lost sight of the fact that, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”-Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol.
DUE DATE:
Rough Draft must accompany the final copy
Final Draft Due:_________________________________
The Charles Dickens Biography will count as a TEST grade

 ____________________________________________________________________
Other sources of information:

Charles Dickens
Tribute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FUowQF6eMc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Dickens World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkUEQCSfEHY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Superb performances from some of the most memorable works of Charles Dickens, including "David Copperfield," "Dombey and Son," "Great Expectations" and "Oliver Twist." A fascinating look at a major writer who not only reflected his times, but set out to change them as well. "A very good overview of the age of Dickens and his attempts to expose the inhumanity and injustices he saw around him."—EFLA Evaluation. An LCA release. 26 minutes, color.

Three Part Documentary on Charles Dickens
Part I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEYdX5_U0Yg&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R5APXDJ6fE&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Part III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXXm2QtBxts&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Charles Dickens Test


Day 3

To review Charles Dickens Biographical information:
Quiz to be taken on Charles Dickens 

http://www.peoplequiz.com/quizzes-2003-Charles_Dickens_Personal_File.html 


Movie Trailer to create excitement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ3lr3urgDU


Summary of each Chapter and Questions Penguin:

http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/downloads/pr/teachers-notes/9781405842822.pdf


Interesting Tidbit: 

Not the First Ebenezer

Kevin Hartnett has an interesting theory as to how Charles Dickens came up with the idea for A Christmas Carol. At The Boston Globe, he looks at the evidence that Dickens got inspiration from the amateur writings of millworkers in Massachusetts.

Extra Credit Assignment

Charles Dickens Scavenger Hunt

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASSCharlesDickensInternetScavengerHunt912.htm

Student Created Adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens



Assignment After Reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens




Day 4

Listen/Read first section of A Christmas Carol

Act I
Scene 1-2

Day 5

Use one of the online Dickens Quiz to start lesson

Review Act I Scenes 1 & 2
Asks students to identify which character they like the best from these two scenes:
Marley
Fred
Scrooge
Bob

Students must also share why

After students share their writing finish Act I

Listen/Read first section of A Christmas Carol
Act I
Scene 3, 4, and 5

Summary and Questions:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/literature/christmas-carol/chapter-1

Day 6

Review Drama Terms

Activities to review Act I

Day 7

Review actitity before Test

Test on Act I

Listen/Read first section of A Christmas Carol
Act II
Scene 1 and 2

A Christmas Carol

Review Study Guide for Test

Take Test on A Christmas Carol
Open book-students can use the play

Day 8

Prereading Activities and discussions
Read/Listen to Act II Scenes 1-3
Post Reading Activities and discussions

Day 9


Prereading Activities and discussions
Read/Listen to Act II Scenes 4-5
Post Reading Activities and discussions

Team Reward

Day 10



Evidence of Learning (Assessments):
Test
Quizzes
Class Discussions



Wrap-up/Reflection:
Reflection entry in Journals regarding the unit

Viewing the movie version of A Christmas Carol 
Comments:  

Weblog Entries:

Charles Dickens

   
After Reading A Christmas Carol
Christmas Party at Scrooge's House and you are invited...
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson238/dickens_WebQuest.html

Cover to Cover: Comparing the play to the movie version of A Christmas Carol
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cd-dvd/ 
After Reading A Christmas Carol

Christmas Murder Mystery for later in December
Posted by: cwhite

TEST A Christmas Carol Part II-Act II Friday, January 14 and Tuesday, Janaury 18 Remember 3 questions have more than one answer #4, #11, and #13
This test will be taken online and students may use their notes and they may also use a copy of the play. Go to the link below and sign in. The test is entitled A Christmas Carol Part II-Act II

Remember there are three questions where you have to pick more than one answer...question #4, #11, and #13

http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp 
Tuesday, January 11 and Wednesday, January 12-A Christmas Carol Test Part II-Act II
A Christmas Carol Test Part II-Act II
This test will be taken online and students may use their notes and they may also use a copy of the play. Click on the link and sign in using your username and password then take your test

http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp

After you finish your test. Click on the link below to take a review quiz on Literary Terms-you may use your notes!

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1398799.html?AP_rand=465972898 


A Christmas Carol Test Part I
This test will be taken online and students may use their notes and they may also use a copy of the play. Go to the link below and sign in. The test is entitled A Christmas Carol Part I

http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp


Identifying Narrative Perspective

Directions: Read the following passages and determine the narrative perspective, then explain how you were able to identify the point of view- if the passage is third person, explain which character’s thoughts are revealed. 


Narrative Perspective (point of view): first-person, second-person, third-person objective, third-person limited, third-person omniscient.

1.  Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Leslie sat in front of Paul.  She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist.  Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him.  He wanted to pull a pigtail.  He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank.  He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair.  But most of all, he just wanted to pull one.

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

2.  Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes

And we scrounged.  Next to survival, scrounge was probably the most important word in our new vocabulary.  We found a store that was throwing out water-damaged mattresses.  Getting them home was a problem, since we had to make two trips, leaving Brad and Katie, armed with sticks to guard over the remained.  I truly expected them to be challenged by some gang boss, but they said that the only person who came by was a scrawny little rat of a girl living alone.  We let her have one of the mattresses. 

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

3.  Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap.  She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease.  At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away. 

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

4.  Curious George and the Pizza by Margret Rey

At the pizza place, Tony the baker was getting the pizzas ready for baking.  He flattened out a ball of dough into a large pancake and tossed it in the air.  He spread tomato sauce on it, sprinkled it with cheese, and shoved it in the oven.  Then the telephone rang.  “A fellow from the factory wants a large pizza delivered in a hurry,” Tony’s wife called.  “OK, I’ll get my coat,” said Tony.

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

5.  The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Drills by Jim Garland

Before each practice begins, make sure you check the court and remove any debris from the playing surface.  When your players arrive, check that they have the proper footwear and that they’ve removed any jewelry, which could injure the player wearing the jewelry or another player.  Always carry a list of emergency phone numbers for your players, and know where the nearest phone is located.  You should also have a first-aid kit, and you might want to take a first-aid course. 

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

6.  The Ninja Housewife by Deborah Hamlin

After dropping her son off at school, Sara sat at a traffic light and waited.  She was on her way to her office job as a secretary in a law office.  It was mainly paperwork with very little time to interact with other people, but Sara had gotten used to that.  It also gave her plenty of time to daydream, something she had also gotten quite used to.  She was a woman in her mid-30s, married 13 years, with one child.  

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

7.  The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum

 Unc Nunkie, Margolotte and the Magician all stood looking at the marvelous Powder, but Ojo was more interested just then in the Patchwork Girl’s brains.  Thinking it both unfair aand unkind to deprive her of any good qualities that were handy, boy took down every bottle on the shelf and poured some of the contents in Margolotte’s dish.  No one saw him do this, for all were looking at the Powder of Life; but soon the woman remembered what she had been doing, and came back to the cupboard.   

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________
8.  How to grill by Steven Raichlen

Once you have your grill assembled, the next thing to decide is where to put it.  A grill puts out a lot of heat, so you should position it several feet away from the side of the house or any plants or shrubbery.  You’ll have an easier time with a spot that is sheltered from the wind.  When positioning a grill on a wooden deck, remember that sparks and live embers can fall from a charcoal grill. 

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

9.  Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

Marilla’s lips twitched understandingly.  She had expected Mrs. Rachel to say this; she had known that the sight of Matthew jaunting off so unaccountably would be too much for her neighbor’s curiosity.  If Marilla had said that Matthew had gone to Bright River to meet a kangaroo from Australia Mrs. Rachel could not have been more astonished.  She was actually quiet for five seconds.  It was unsupposable that Marilla was making fun of her, but Mrs. Rachel was almost forced to suppose it. 

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

10.  Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?”  So she was considering, in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. 

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

11.  Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The day Shiloh come, we’re having us a big Sunday dinner.  Dara Lynn’s dipping bread in her glass of cold tea, the way she likes, and Becky pushes her beans over the edge of  her plate in her rush to get ’em down.  Ma gives us her scolding look.  We live high up in the hills above Friendly, but hardly anybody knows where that is.  Friendly’s near Sistersville, which is halfway between Wheeling and Parkersburg.  Used to be, my daddy told me, Sistersville was once of the best places you could live in the whole state.

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________
12.  The Skull of Truth: A Magic Shop Book by Bruce Coville, Gary A. Lippincott

To his astonishment, Charlie found himself standing next to his bicycle, back where he had entered the swamp.  That was bizarre and upsetting—but not as bad as the realization that he was still holding the skull.  He thought he had dropped it before he raced out the door.  He certainly hadn’t intended to steal the thing.  He didn’t even really want it!

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

13.  From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away.  That is, running away in the heat of anger with a knapsack on her back.  She didn’t like discomfort; therefore, she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere.  To a large place, a comfortable place, an indoor place, and preferably a beautiful place.  And that’s why she decided upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

14.  White Fang by Jack London

They spoke no more until camp was made.  Henry was bending over and adding ice to the bubbling pot of beans when he was startled by the sound of a sharp snarling cry of pain from among the dogs.  Henry grunted with a tone that was not sympathy, and for a quarter of an hour they sat on in silence, Henry staring at the fire, and Bill at the circle of eyes that burned in the darkness just beyond the firelight.  

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

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15.  Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers, Mary Shepard

They found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppin’s unpacking being performed.  From the carpet bag she took out seven flannel nightgowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two bathing-caps and a postcard album.  Jane an Michael sat hugging themselves and watching.  It was all so surprising that they could find nothing to say.  But they knew, both of them, that something strange and wonderful had happened at Number Sevennteen, Cherry-Tree Lane

Narrative Perspective:  _________________________________________________________________

If it is third-person, which character’s thoughts are revealed?  __________________________________

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