Vocabulary Quizlet: A Christmas Carol, Act 1 Scene 2

Click here for this week’s Vocabulary Quizlet from A Christmas Carol. Have fun, and happy studying!

Vocabulary Quizlet: A Christmas Carol, Act 1 Scene 1

Click here for this week’s Vocabulary Quizlet from A Christmas Carol. Have fun, and happy studying!

Researching Victorian England

With your partner, you will research a topic about Victorian England and share your findings with the class. Below are guiding questions for each topic to help you get started, as well as links to some great resources. Good luck!

• Family life and childhood in Victorian England
  • Why was the family so important to the Victorians? What was expected of a family? Who or what influenced their ideas of what a Victorian family should be?
• The history of Christmas
  • Where does the celebration of Christmas originate? What feelings and emotions are associated with Christmas, and why? What are the non-religious connotations of Christmas today?
• The role of women in Victorian England
  • What was expected of women? How was that different from in the past? How is it different from today? How did most women feel about their role?
• Food, diet and health in Victorian England
  • How healthy was food for the Victorians? What kind of stuff did they eat, and why? How different was their diet from what we normally eat today?
• Economic classes in Victorian England
  • What were the differences between the upper and lower classes in Victorian England? How did the upper class live, and how did the lower class live? How have things changed, if at all?
• Life in the city (specifically London) in Victorian England
  • What was it like to live in the city for the Victorians? How did the population, and where they lived, change in England during this time? What made people want to live in the city?
• Crime in Victorian England
  • What kinds of crime were the most popular in Victorian England? How did the Victorians feel about the level of crime? What were some of the biggest individual crimes in Victorian England?
• Leisure activities and fun in Victorian England
  • What did people do for fun in Victorian England? What did kids do for fun? What were the differences between leisure activities for rich people and for poor people?
• Work conditions and jobs in Victorian England
  • What was it like to work in a factory in Victorian England? Why did so many people work in factories? What were some of the most popular jobs for the Victorians?
• Christmas in Victorian England
  • How was Christmas for the Victorians different from how it had been for Britain in the past? Why did Brits’ attitudes towards Christmas change? What were some of the Christmas traditions that were created by the Victorians? What does it mean to have a “traditional Victorian Christmas”?

Resources for research:

• BBC Primary History: Victorian England (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/)
• Census Helper: Victorian Life (http://www.census-helper.co.uk/victorian-life/)
• BBC History Trails: Victorian Britian (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/victorian_britain/)
• The Victorian Web (http://www.victorianweb.org/index.html)
• British Library: Learning Victorians (http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/victorians/victorianhome.html)
• BBC: Victorian Christmas History (http://www.bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/history.shtml)
• Primary Facts: The Victorians (http://primaryfacts.com/category/the-victorians/)

Grade 7 Weekend Homework! Introducing: “A Christmas Carol”

Dear 7th Graders,

This term we will start reading “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens.

“A Christmas Carol” is about a selfish, grumpy old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts who try to make him a better person. Do you think the ghosts can make hima better person, or will he always be a grumpy old man? Write one paragraph in the comment section below. Don’t forget to include your name and class.