At www.perryweb.com/Dickens/ you find a lot of information on A Christmas Carol including a quiz
2008/05/06
May 6
We have started our literary analysis with a characterization of Ebeneezer Scrooge (stingy and cold hearted) on the first pages of a Christmas Carol.
HA: What his the function of the narrator’s reference to Hamlet?
2008/04/29
April 28 and 29
Time for you to work on our long term project. Read another story by Charles Dickens and present it in class.
Some of you still have to send me an e-mail to tell me which one they have chosen!
April 24
We finished watching A Christmas Carol, summarized it and collected first impressions and ideas.
April 22
After discussing the rest of your results from last lesson, we watched Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol
April 17
Today we have analyzed the murder scene and you have written a critique on American Beauty
April 15
Today we have analyzed Lester i.e. his growing confidence and focus on his dreams.
2008/04/11
Lesson (April 10)
- right after some technical difficulties, we have analyzed the gym scene
Assignment: – Redo your analysis
- Why is the blond girl called Angela Hayes?
Lesson (April 8)
- we have watched the beginning of the movie and decided on scenes to analyze during the next lessons
(scenes in the kitchen, gym and before the gym)
- we have analyzed the kitchen scene with regard to the relationship between father and daughter
Lesson (April 3)
- I returned your tests and you corrected them
Assignment: If you haven’t turned your corrections in, do it by the next lesson.