"A Christmas Dream" | Winter Holiday Reading Quiz and Activities | High School Short Story

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering Louisa May Alcott's holiday-themed short story "A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to Be True." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these activities and assessments, students will:

  • Define words and phrases as they are used in the text.

  • Interpret key vocabulary in context (e.g., the connotative meanings behind words like forlornly).

  • Paraphrase complex dialogue to clarify deeper meanings (e.g., the idea that lessons from childhood stories still shape us, even when reality becomes more complicated).

  • Recognize literary devices in a complex text (e.g., idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and personification).

  • Analyze the effect of allusions and metaphors (e.g., the reference to the classic Grimm's fairy tale "Cinderella" and the reference to a "snow-storm" of checks flying in the air).

  • Draw logical inferences about character attitudes (e.g., Effie's "sour" mood and her surprisingly disciplined reaction to the possibility of receiving fewer presents).

  • Analyze cultural and historical details (e.g., the description of dolls and what they suggest about the author's intentions).

  • Consider themes in context

  • Identify features of magical realism in the narrative

Plot summary:

  • A girl, bored with her lavish Christmases, dreams of being less fortunate and is guided by a Christmas spirit to observe the joy of giving. Meanwhile, her mother plans a surprise holiday party that deviates from her family's norm, leading to a change of her daughter's heart.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.

Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering Louisa May Alcott's holiday-themed short story "A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to Be True." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these activities and assessments, students will:

  • Define words and phrases as they are used in the text.

  • Interpret key vocabulary in context (e.g., the connotative meanings behind words like forlornly).

  • Paraphrase complex dialogue to clarify deeper meanings (e.g., the idea that lessons from childhood stories still shape us, even when reality becomes more complicated).

  • Recognize literary devices in a complex text (e.g., idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and personification).

  • Analyze the effect of allusions and metaphors (e.g., the reference to the classic Grimm's fairy tale "Cinderella" and the reference to a "snow-storm" of checks flying in the air).

  • Draw logical inferences about character attitudes (e.g., Effie's "sour" mood and her surprisingly disciplined reaction to the possibility of receiving fewer presents).

  • Analyze cultural and historical details (e.g., the description of dolls and what they suggest about the author's intentions).

  • Consider themes in context

  • Identify features of magical realism in the narrative

Plot summary:

  • A girl, bored with her lavish Christmases, dreams of being less fortunate and is guided by a Christmas spirit to observe the joy of giving. Meanwhile, her mother plans a surprise holiday party that deviates from her family's norm, leading to a change of her daughter's heart.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering Louisa May Alcott's holiday-themed short story "A Christmas Dream, and How It Came to Be True." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided.