Middle School Reading & Writing: Christmas

Who says Christmas-themed schoolwork is only suited to elementary students? This resource contains 6 thematic reading and writing assignments for middle school students. Complement your main curriculum with interesting age-appropriate texts, each matched with a unique writing assignment!

There is no limit to the number of selections you can use. You may work through them in order or choose a topic or assignment to suit the moment.

This resource offers teachers and students a chance to explore different styles and forms of varying level of difficulty, through unique poems and literary excerpts about the Christmas season. (Cut-out decorations included.)

Contents:

1 - A Christmas Carol (poem), by Charles Dickens

2 - A Peaceful Christmas Alone (two short descriptions), by Unknown and Stella Benson

3 - Drawing Santa Claus (spoken instructions), by John Wilson Bengough

4 - Did Shakespeare Like Christmas? (scholarly criticism), by Max Beerbohm

5 - The Appositeness of Christmas (opinion), by E. A. Bennett

6 - Trees and Bells (poems), by Carman and Tennyson