The resources in this collection can help support your study of the literature and films featured in season 2 of UEN LitFlix.
Month: December 2023
Films/Books:
December 1 – The Little Princess (1939) Shirley Temple sparkles as Sarah Crewe, whose character shines through privilege and hardship in this take on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved novel.
December 8 – Life with Father (1947) A curmudgeon attempts to control his unruly household in this adaptation of Clarence Day Jr’s memoir.
December 15 – Scrooge (1935) Three ghosts appear to teach miserly Ebenezer about the value of human relationships. Based on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic.
December 22 – A Christmas Carol (1951) In this Christmas classic, a wealthy miser reconsiders his past, present and future one fateful eve. Based on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic.
December 29 – A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1952) A modern Bostonian time travels to Medieval England to thwart Merlin’s schemes in Mark Twain’s comedic gem. Boris Karloff stars as a lunkheaded King Arthur.
A Christmas Carol LessonThis lesson uses the acronym STEAL to teach characterization …
A Christmas Carol LessonThis lesson uses the acronym STEAL to teach characterization as students read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Time Frame: 10 ELA blocks of about 30 min each.
Fairy Tales offer a common theme for early learners. Students are able …
Fairy Tales offer a common theme for early learners. Students are able to follow along with the story and characters and what is happening. Help students identify the main parts of a story (characters, setting, theme, problem, events, solution) in stories that they read. Then have students create their own fairy tale story.Materials: Fairy Tale TemplateBook(s): The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka, The Paperbag Princess by Robert N. Munsch, Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'MalleyLesson Plan:1. After reading familiar fairy tales and storie with students, have them identify characters, setting, theme, problem, events, and solution. 2. Share some "other" fairy tale stories from the books suggested above. 3. Let students brainstorm and come up with ideas they would like to use for their own fairy tale stories. Have them use the Fairy Tale Template to help them organize their storyies and share ideas with others.4. You can have students write with partners or on their own to create their stories. Allow them time to make an illustration as well. Display their stories and allow for time to share their stories outloud with others.
In Lesson 1, students focus on the first stave of the novel …
In Lesson 1, students focus on the first stave of the novel as they identify the meanings of words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to them. This activity facilitates close examination of and immersion in the text and leads to an understanding of Scrooge before his ghostly experiences. In Lesson 2, students examine Scrooge’s experiences with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future and discover how Dickens used both direct and indirect characterization to create a protagonist who is more than just a stereotype. In Lesson 3, students focus on stave 5 as they identify and articulate themes that permeate the story.
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