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"What Christmas Is" by Charles Dickens | Winter Holiday High School Reading Activities

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering Charles Dickens' reflective winter holiday essay "What Christmas Is as We Grow Older." A quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain text, 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.

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

  • Identify elements of magical realism (e.g., the co-mingling of the living and the dead at Christmas time).

  • Make evidence-based inferences after researching Dickens' family history (e.g., who the "dear girl" mentioned in the text might be).

  • Examine the symbolism of the hearth

  • Interpret the author's tone

  • Analyze the author's stylistic choices (e.g., Dickens' use of nature imagery)

  • Discern the author's purpose for writing the piece

"What Christmas Is as We Grow Older" encourages readers to consider the inherent value of the holiday, regardless of one's age, placing emphasis on the human virtues of kindness, generosity, and self-discipline.

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 Charles Dickens' reflective winter holiday essay "What Christmas Is as We Grow Older." A quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain text, 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.

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

  • Identify elements of magical realism (e.g., the co-mingling of the living and the dead at Christmas time).

  • Make evidence-based inferences after researching Dickens' family history (e.g., who the "dear girl" mentioned in the text might be).

  • Examine the symbolism of the hearth

  • Interpret the author's tone

  • Analyze the author's stylistic choices (e.g., Dickens' use of nature imagery)

  • Discern the author's purpose for writing the piece

"What Christmas Is as We Grow Older" encourages readers to consider the inherent value of the holiday, regardless of one's age, placing emphasis on the human virtues of kindness, generosity, and self-discipline.

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 Charles Dickens' reflective winter holiday essay "What Christmas Is as We Grow Older." A quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain text, and answer keys are provided.

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