Christmas Carol Stave Five Test Preview

Tomorrow's test (comprised of student-inspired questions) covers from the beginning of Stave Five

Yes! and the bedpost was his own. The bed was his own, the room was his own. Best and happiest of all, the Time before him was his own, to make amends in!

through

The chuckle with which he said this, and the chuckle with which he paid for the Turkey, and the chuckle with which he paid for the cab, and the chuckle with which he recompensed the boy, were only to be exceeded by the chuckle with which he sat down breathless in his chair again, and chuckled till he cried.

You need to know your literary devices, as well as the difference(s) between denotations and connotations.

Be prepared. Be very prepared.

DIY Christmas Carol Test Questions

Please use the following stems to create multiple-choice test questions for Stave Five of A Christmas Carol. Provide four possible answers; the correct answer will be A (your actual test will not have A as the correct answer more than 25% of the time).

The paragraph that begins [blahblahblah] suggests that this story explores the theme —

From the paragraphs that begin with “X” and ends with “Y”, the reader can infer that —

The reader can infer that [vocabulary word] means —

How can [the character] be best characterized?

Which sentence hints at [the character’s] later [character development]?

The dialogue in paragraphs that begins with “X” and ends with “Y” suggests that [the character] considers [something] very —

Read this sentence from the selection.

… The tone [or other literary element] of this sentence can best be described as

By telling the story from the point of view of [whatever], the author can —

The [literary device] [whatever] suggests that —

Test Preview

It appears school's on for tomorrow. Please be prepared for your test. Although you should have read all of the first three staves (chapters), tomorrow's test will focus on the final 20 or so paragraphs of Stave Three. Please review your literary devices and make sure you understand what's going on at the end of the stave.

Christmas Carol: Stave One

Charles Dickens/Christmas Carol Prezi

Missed class? Want to re-visit today's presentation (or finish it if we ran out of time)? Check it out, below.

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If you aren't going to acquire the free Kindle version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, please pick up a hard copy for cheap! (We'll be having a book check through Wednesday (11/13) next week.)

Judging a Book by Its Cover (Understanding Graphic Appeal)

If you missed class today, please run through the following presentation and answer the questions in detail. Take into account colors and graphic "tone" when responding to how the covers make you feel (don't just look at the images).

Free Christmas Carol e-Book

If you have the Kindle app on your computer or smart device, you may download a copy of A Christmas Carol from the Amazon store for free. (You must download the book from your computer or web browser on your smart device; the book will by synced to the app the next time you run it.)