Stave 1 Marley's Ghost (part 1)
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12 questions
Note from the author:
Reading and questions.
Either read the passages to yourself or listen to the video as you read. Answer the questions as you go and use an ACE response (Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain) to answer the question at the end.
Go to Teams and Click on A Christmas Carol 1 to listen to this part of the assignment if you did not already do so in class.
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A stave is another word for a musical staff. How do the staves in the book connect to the title?
A stave is another word for a musical staff. How do the staves in the book connect to the title?
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Who is Marley? How is Marley connected to Scrooge?
Who is Marley? How is Marley connected to Scrooge?
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How is Scrooge described by the narrator. Use text evidence.
How is Scrooge described by the narrator. Use text evidence.
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Describe the conditions under which Scrooge's clerk, Bob Crachit, works.
Describe the conditions under which Scrooge's clerk, Bob Crachit, works.
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List some evidence that shows how Scrooge feels about Christmas.
List some evidence that shows how Scrooge feels about Christmas.
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List some evidence that shows how Scrooge's nephew feels about Christmas.
List some evidence that shows how Scrooge's nephew feels about Christmas.
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What do you think Union workhouses are?
What do you think Union workhouses are?
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Why does Scrooge mention prisons, Union workhouses, Treadmill & Poor Law in response to these men mentioning the poor and destitute and people suffering?
Why does Scrooge mention prisons, Union workhouses, Treadmill & Poor Law in response to these men mentioning the poor and destitute and people suffering?
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What are these gentlemen asking for? How does Scrooge respond?
What are these gentlemen asking for? How does Scrooge respond?
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Scrooge responds, "If they would rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population." What does he mean by this?
Scrooge responds, "If they would rather die, they had better do it and decrease the surplus population." What does he mean by this?
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What does "A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December" mean? How do you know?
What does "A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December" mean? How do you know?
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Use an ACE response to answer this question:
How is Scrooge described by the narrator. Use text evidence.
Use an ACE response to answer this question:
How is Scrooge described by the narrator. Use text evidence.