Estimated Time: 2 hours

Read:

High School (Hoffmann):

• Chapters: 1-8
  • "Christmas Eve"
  • "The Gifts"
  • "The Battle"
  • "The Victory"
  • "The Secret of the Nutcracker"
  • "The Explanation"
  • "The Journey Through the Kingdom"
  • "The Fairy Tale of the Hard Nut"

Middle School (Dumas):

• Chapters: 1-8 (The opening scenes up to The journey to the magical kingdom).
  

Write:

• As you are reading, write down any sentences or paragraphs that you like or have special meaning to you in your journal.
• Pay attention to any words or phrases you don't understand and write them in your journal. Look up the meanings of these words.

Learn:

During Christmas Literature Camp, you will be learning about the literary elements of Setting and Characterization.

Setting

Have you ever read a story where the place felt so real, you could picture it in your mind? That’s called the setting. Think about the Land of Sweets—peppermint forests, chocolate rivers, and sugar everywhere!

Watch this video that explains the setting.

Share your favorite passage so far in the comments below.