A Christmas Carol Discussion, The Silent Phantom

Use the pre-reading sheet to open the novella and a discussion guide with each stave. Assign the background article before Stave I, and the whole-book response and before and after comparison near the end.

Examine how the silent Phantom builds suspense in Stave IV. Mood is the feeling a passage creates, and suspense is the worried curiosity about what will happen next. The directions on the page read: Read the passage closely. It continues on the next page. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 7th grade novel studies, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

The set has 9 worksheets on Charles Dickens's novella. It includes a pre-reading sheet, three discussion guides, a background article sheet, a whole-book response, a quote response on Ebenezer Scrooge, a famous lines sheet and a before and after comparison.

Yes. All 9 worksheets have an answer key.

Students read printed passages from Staves I, II, III, IV and V, including the Fezziwig party, the Cratchit dinner and the silent Phantom.

Build Background on Victorian London Poverty gives students an article about poverty in London in 1843 and a Stave I passage. They use both to answer questions about how Dickens treats a real issue.