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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol is a Victorian morality tale that focuses on the life of the main character, Ebenezer Scrooge. First published by Charles Dickens in 1843 as a means to relieve personal debts, A Christmas Carol has become one of the most enduring Christmas stories of all time.
Source: Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (London: Chapman and Hall, 1843)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: British
Genre: Fiction, Victorian, Ghost StoryReading Level: 6.7 Language: English File name: cc Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.2.3: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts.LA.D.2.3: The student understands the power of language.
LA.E.2.3: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.
Theme: Morality, Greed, Redemption, ForgivenessReading Strategy: Story Analysis, Character Analysis, Character Mapping Click here to start reading online
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