Mrs. Dawna Vanderpool Eighth Grade English

DuBois Area Middle School 404 Liberty Boulevard DuBois, PA 15801 Phone: 814.375.8770 Fax: 814.375.8775 Web: http://dasd.k12.pa.us Send e-mail to Mrs. VP

Hi, Team I!  I hope this page is of great use to you!  Please check periodically for cool new sites. Currently, our class page will focus on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.  The links below will help us learn about Dickens himself and the Victorian Era, among other things related to your work in other classes such as American History and Algebra.

Quia activities What the Dickens do you know about Dickens? http://www.quia.com/sh/4656.html Discover tidbits about Dickens and his times using these websites. Dickens Vocabulary from Stave One http://www.quia.com/jg/220150.html Review vocabulary from Stave One with these games.

Useful links This site gives you a virtual tour of a home once inhabited by Charles Dickens. Here you will find biographical information about Dickens. Images/photos of Dickens' homes and family are found here. An On-Line Version of A Christmas Carol. This game shows you the differences between modern British and American English. This high-stakes game has nothing to do with Dickens, but will test your knowledge of Colonial America! Find algebraic terms in this word search. More Biographical Information on Dickens These activities will introduce you to dozens of great "minestrone" words to describe people we meet in literature as well as in our lives.

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