A Christmas Carol Scene Performances

Mrs. Enos' English classes completed a Speaking-Listening-Group Collaboration Assessment by working together to perform their favorite scene from the play version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.  Below you will find freeze frames of the students' performances.

Charles Dickens & "A Christmas Carol" Virtual Tour

 

Click on the following link to complete your virtual tour.
 https://sites.google.com/a/su.edu/virtual-tour/home

"A Christmas Carol" Preview Literary Trailer

 

Click on the link below to get a preview of the play "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens that we will be reading in class.
http://animoto.com/play/S9XovzUeCnLOAeyXQc9F4w

Fever 1793 Vocabulary Practice

Click on the link below to review for the vocabulary portion of your novel test with this electronic flashcard set.
http://quizlet.com/_4pwwj

Fever 1793 Historical-Fiction Background Scavenger Hunt

Here are the links to help you complete your pre-read Scavenger Hunt activity based on the historical-fiction novel Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Click on each link to fill out your Scavenger Hunt Sheet.  Your answers can be turned in by the end of the week (Friday) for credit.   Make sure to thoroughly read the information on each website to correctly answer the questions.

Happy reading about this intriguing event in U.S. History!

Question #1:

http://www.history.org/history/clothing/intro/index.cfm

Question #2:

http://www.who.int/topics/yellow_fever/en/

Question #3:

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/2007_winter_spring/epidemics.html

Question #4:

http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/index.html

Question #5:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1590.html

Question #6:
 http://madwomanintheforest.com/

"Winner" Essay Brainstorm

Click on the link below to begin brainstorming about the person/animal in your life that is a great example of being a "winner".

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/

 

Wanting to review for the vocabulary quiz on Thursday?  After reading the nonfiction pieces focusing on Lance Armstrong's life and career, here are five power words that were pulled from the reading.  Click on the link below to study!
http://quizlet.com/14291285/lance-armstrong-nonfiction-flash-cards/