Book Summary For A Christmas Carol

vocabulary -- Word List, Word Games and Vocabulary
  • Common Core alignment to "Reading: Literature and Subject-related Content" is to 3 key phrases: "Particular Topic", "Context" and "Reading Literature". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades: Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6 Context: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4a, 3.4a, 4.4a, 5.4a, 6.4a, 7.4a, 8.4a, 9-10.4a, 11-12.4a Reading: Literature: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4 Reading: Informational Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
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17 vocabulary words for A Christmas Carol are listed in 5 Staves – designated by a teacher as 7th grade vocabulary:
Stave 1
1. anonymous- unknown
2. resounded- echoed
3. fettered- chained
4. incessant- never-ending; constant
5. penance- an action done to show sorrow for wrongdoing
6. countenance- facial expression
Stave 2
1. ferret- searching
2. bred- born and raised
3. apprentice- one working with another to learn a trade or skill
Stave 3
1. submissively- willingly
2. bigotry- narrow-mindedness; intolerance
3. penitence- feeling sorry for one’s sins or misdeeds
4. inaudible- unable to be heard
5. appalled- shocked or horrified
Stave 4
1. alteration- change
2. wane- to decreas
Stave 5
1. feign- to fake


Links to vocabulary words lists and puzzles for other Charles Dickens novels:

A Tale of Two Cities

David Copperfield

Great Expectations

Hard Times

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Thank you Ann Lehman, a teacher at Clear Run Intermediate in Swiftwater, PA, for being the teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com for the vocabulary word list for A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens in 1843.