Introduction
In 1844 Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, which depicts the life of Scrooge, a miserly old man who is selfish and greedy with his money. In the beginning of the story, Scrooge is visited by his old business partner’s Jacob Marley, who has been dead for 7 years. Marley warns Scrooge that he will be visited by 3 ghosts: The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Future. Throughout the story, each ghost makes Scrooge aware of the mistakes that he has made and will make. In the end Scrooge decides to change his dreadful ways and become a kind and generous man. It is now your chance to become directly involved in Dickens’ seasonal tale about personal choices and family values.
Please click on the link below to gain a little more understanding about the author.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/dickens_charles.shtml
Answer the questions that have been posted on Edmodo.
Task
During the days that you will be reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, you are going to embark on a journey to ensure that Scrooge does not revert to his miserly ways. In order to ensure this, you will work both individually and together as a team. Follow these steps and you will help keep Scrooge from ever becoming a misanthrope again.
1. Each member of your group will assume a role as one of the ghosts from A Christmas Carol. The ghostly assignments will go as follows:
Jacob Marley will be played by the youngest group member
Future will be played by the second youngest group member
Present will be played by the second oldest group member
Past will be played by the oldest group member
2. Each group member will then go to the "Task" section of this WebQuest and then click on their respective ghost. They are then to complete all three tasks individually.
3. Once each ghost has completed all of their tasks, the group will then go the link entitled "Evaluation" and complete this task as a group.
4. Once the four specters that visited Scrooge complete these tasks, Mr. Scrooge will have a constant reminder of the path that he took to become the new man that he is.