Take a look at Charles Dickens’ original manuscript of A Christmas Carol:

 

Scroll through Dickens’ handwritten manuscript page by page by clicking HERE.

Turn the pages by using the buttons in the upper left corner. Zoom in to more clearly see Dickens’ revisions by using the controls at the bottom of each page.

Notice that even the most talented writers (especially the most talented?) revise their work!

For more background information on Dickens and A Christmas Carol, see the link in the “Explore More” section of this blog’s sidebar.

Paper backs, Kindles, iPads–whatever the format, books are everywhere in class and in the halls.  The librarian has already had a steady flow of traffic at lunch and in the morning, and we’ve only been in school a few weeks.  Independent reading is an important part of our class work, and it’s good to see students with books in their hands.

We can all continue to foster this enthusiasm for reading and support the growth of our class library by ordering books from Scholastic.  You can browse each month’s book flyer and order online here (all seventh graders order under Mrs. Kriese’s name) or from the link on my website (it’s under the “resources” tab).  Our class ordering code is GNM2B.

For this grading period, one of the books you have to read for your reading log must be a biography or an autobiography.

What person have you chosen to learn more about in your reading this nine weeks?  What makes you interested in the life of that person?

Visitors, have you read an interesting biography or autobiography recently?  Leave us a comment here.