Estimated Time: 2 hours

Read:

High School (Hoffmann):

• Chapters:
  • Christmas Eve
  • The Gifts
  • The Protégé
  • Marvels
  • The Battle
  • The Illness
  • The Tale of the Hard Nut

Middle School (Dumas):

• Chapters:
  • Preface
  • Godfather Drosselmayer
  • The Christmas Tree
  • The Little Man in the Wooden Cape
  • Wondrous Things
  • The Battle
  • The Illness
  • The Tale of Krakatuk Nut and Princess Pirlipat: How Princess Pirlipat was born, and what great joy her birth gave her illustrious parents
    

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.