"And then let any man explain to me, if he can, how it happened that Scrooge, having his key in the lock of the door, saw in the knocker, without its undergoing any intermediate process of change -- not a knocker, but Marley's face."Enrichment Activity
Now that you know a little more about life in Victorian England, you will be more prepared to appreciate Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Click the following link to enter the Virtual Victorians site. Here you can read about a "Day in the Life" of a Victorian family. The "Themes Gallery" allows for virtual handling of original Victorian artifacts. Don't forget to check out the "Then and Now" activity in the "Victorian Legacy" section!
To earn extra credit (up to 5 points added to project grade), write a diary entry for a day in the life of someone your age living in Victorian London. Use 1.5 line spacing and a 10-point, non-script font.
