Day One GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Do Now: Share your journal entry on A Christmas Carol with your group. What are some first impressions of Dickens's writing?

Today's Learning Target: 
I will be able to make inferences from a challenging selection of 19th century literature.
I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can explain what Dickens indirectly describes at the beginning of A Christmas Carol.
-I can make a claim about why Dickens does not use more direct description in this passage.

Agenda:

1. A Christmas Carol Questions
2. Making Inferences
3. Classic Novels: Finish your group's slide
4. Exit Ticket: What surprised you about Dickens's writing?

HW: No homework! Enjoy the long weekend!

Actor Simon Callow on his appreciation for Charles Dickens