“A Christmas Carol” By Charles Dickens

Making Inferences
Making an inference means using clues from the text to figure out something the author doesn’t tell you directly.
Directions: Answer the following questions; please change the color of your text.

Cite two lines in the play that support the inference that Marley has returned as a ghost to help Scrooge become a better person. *Remember to include quotes and scene numbers.

Cite two lines in the play that support the inference that the Cratchits appreciate what they have. *Remember to include quotes and scene numbers.

On page 14, Scrooge talks to Bob Cratchit:
SD1: Scrooge sits in his office, giddy with anticipation.
Scrooge: You’re 18 and a half minutes late!
Scrooge: I won’t stand for this any longer!
Based on Scrooge’s feelings and words, what is he trying to do? (RAP)

Close-Reading Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions in RAP format.

In Scene 1, Scrooge and Fred express very different views on Christmas. What do their differing points of view reveal about what they value? (character)

In Scene 2, what does the fact that the fire in Scrooge’s home is “weak” help you understand about Scrooge? (setting, character)

At the end of Scene 4, what is Scrooge focused on? Why is this moment important to the story? (character)

Why do you think Scrooge makes his gift of a turkey to the Cratchits anonymously? (character’s motivation)

What message is Dickens sending about money? (critical thinking)

He following question refers to the text and graphic below. read the text and view the graphic carefully to you choose the best response. "how 7th grade students at madison middle school use their smart phones" i recently surveyed seventh graders at madison middle school to determine how they used their cell phones. my goal was to determine which daily activities were the most popular. out of 151 seventh graders in our school, 93 of them use smart phones. 57 of those students agreed to track their cell phones usage in a journal for three days. i compared journal statistics and gathered the following data. data revealed that students spent 35 percent of their phone time playing games and using apps. these included games played alone and against friends. it also included social media apps. students spent 21 percent of their time texting and 20 percent of their time listening to music. music included songs downloaded on their phones and music that streamed from other sources.14 percent of cell phone time was spent browsing the internet while 9 percent of the time was spent using the phone to take photographs. most ironically, students reported spending only 1 percent of their time using cell phones to make actual phone calls. image of a graph with the title, how 7th grade students at madison miller middle school use their smart phones. a pie chart is shown with the colours, orange, green, pink, purple, blue and light pink. the following are the present ages. orange 35 percent, games and apps. green, 21 percent, texting. pink 20 percent, music. purple, 14 percent web browsing. blue 9 percent, camera. light pink, 1 percent, phone calls.

According to the first stasimon, the chorus appears certain that oedipus is the murder true false

This passage contains repeated allusions to all the following except. a. sailing b. suitors c. hunting d. dreams