There are many sayings involving money: Show me the money Time
is money But there are also saying such as You cant buy happiness
In A Christmas Carol, the main characters opinion about what it
means to be wealthy changes drastically by the end of the
play.
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Discuss what money can and cannot do. Journal: How important is
money? What does it mean to be wealthy?
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His childhood in England provided material for many of his
stories. When he was 12 in London, his father was put in prison for
not paying his debts. Charles had to leave school to work in a
rat-infested factory The hopelessness and shame he felt affected
him deeply. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unKu Z2wlNdw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unKu Z2wlNdw
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Israel Horovitz based his play off of Dickens novel first
published in 1843. 1/3 of the people in London were living in
poverty and hunger The city was dirty and overcrowded Jobs and
houses in short supply Children forced to work The novel was to be
a plea for the poor
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Dramas also communicate theme Methods to identify drama: read
closely, think about the larger meaning, pay attention to:
Descriptions of setting, events, and characters through stage
directions Dialogue between characters Ask yourself how and why the
characters say and do the things they do
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Actor/actress the people who take on the roles of the
characters in a play Adaptation the result when an author takes a
literary work and changes it, usually into another form (ex. Novel
to play form) Audience the people who watch the play Costumes the
clothes worn by the characters in the play
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Dialogue the conversation between characters in a play Director
the person charged with mapping the actions of the characters,
movements, effects, as well as casting, and seeing to the overall
performance Lights the effects of day, night, special attention, or
especial effects that draw attention
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Narrator a character from the play or, most often, an
additional voice that will read the stage directions when the play
is being read aloud Playwright the author of the play Script the
actual written version of the play that is memorized Stage
directions the part of the script that tells the characters where
to walk, how to move, or speak, etc. Stage hands the people whose
job it is to move furniture, change the scenes of the play,
etc.
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Set the walls, rooms, streets, etc. on the stage that are
needed to perform the play Stage the platform on which the play is
performed
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A play is divided into acts and scenes: Act one of the major
divisions of a play/drama Scene a subdivision of an act in drama
Setting is fixed Time is continuous A Christmas Carol has 2 Acts,
each with 5 scenes.
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The order of events in a work of literature Are not always
presented in the order in which they happen The reader may be taken
backward or forward in time Clues about the order often appear in
the stage directions or the titles of the scenes. May use words
such as first, next, then, and after. How will you know that the
setting has changed to an earlier time when watching a movie?
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Covetous - marked by an eager desire, especially for anothers
possessions Gait a manner of moving on foot Implored asked or
begged earnestly
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Replenish to make full or complete once more Morose gloomy,
ill-tempered Resolute marked by a firm determination Destitute
living in complete poverty Misanthrope a person who hates or
distrusts everyone
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Void total emptiness Ponderous very heavy, bulky Procure to get
possession of Shun to avoid purposefully or by habit
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Miser a mean grasping person; especially : one who lives poorly
in order to store away money Obliged to earn the gratitude of
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Aspiration a strong desire to achieve something high or great
Repentance the act or process of showing sorrow for one's actions
and make up one's mind to do what is right
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Astonish amaze Scabbard a protective case for a sword, dagger,
or bayonet Sheath a case for a blade Compulsion a driving
irresistible force
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Revelers those who take part in a celebration : be noisy in a
festive manner Severe harsh
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Meager of poor quality, small in amount Threadbare worn, shabby
Unaltered to remain unchanged Odious causing hatred or strong
dislike : worthy of hatred
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Wizened to become shrunken or wrinkled often as a result of
aging Rail to scold or complain in harsh or bitter language Audible
loud enough to be heard Gnarled knotty and twisted
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Dispelled scattered and driven away, made to vanish Endeavor to
work or make an effort towards a particular goal or result
