A Christmas Carol pre-reading by Kathy Simonson https://padlet.com/kathysimonson/h6njvz1gn4rwny6l en-us 2023-11-01 18:32:16 UTC 2023-11-03 16:57:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f384.png Task #1 kathysimonson https://padlet.com/kathysimonson/h6njvz1gn4rwny6l/wish/2775452806 In your ELA notebook, write today's date, Task #1, then number your paper accordingly and answer the questions below.

  1. Charles Dickens father was working in Portsmouth, England, and was transferred to London, England. He soon went into debt for expenses he couldn't pay.

    a. What happened to him and the family?

    b. How did this affect Charles Dickens?

    c. How did Charles eventually share this painful part of his childhood?

]]> 2023-11-03 15:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kathysimonson/h6njvz1gn4rwny6l/wish/2775452806 Task #2 kathysimonson https://padlet.com/kathysimonson/h6njvz1gn4rwny6l/wish/2775498909 Write Task #2 on your paper and number accordingly.

Let's see what was going on in the United States during Charles Dickens' lifetime (1810-1870). Fill in the big events for the following dates. Remember, only respond with events that happened in the US unless otherwise mentioned.

  1. 1820

  2. 1826-this one is in France but it's worth writing down.

  3. 1833:This one is in England, but it's important!

  4. 1846

  5. 1861

  6. 1865


]]> 2023-11-03 15:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kathysimonson/h6njvz1gn4rwny6l/wish/2775498909 Task #3 kathysimonson https://padlet.com/kathysimonson/h6njvz1gn4rwny6l/wish/2775563660 Read the above article. When you get to the end of the recording, watch the video titled "Are Ghosts Real" that shows up about half way into the article. When you have finished both parts of this task, answer this question in your ELA notebook:

Do you like to tell ghost stories? Explain your response.

Do you think ghosts are real? Explain your response.

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