ELA Study Guide for Twas the Night Before Christmas

This Novel Study Guide is for the poem Twas the Night Before Christmas, written by Clement C. Moore. This resource includes comprehension and critical thinking questions for the entire poem.

Includes:

- Vocabulary words with definitions.

- Word puzzles: Word Decoder, Word Search, Word Scramble, Crossword, Hangman

- True or false.

- Multiple choice.

- Long answer questions.

- Answer keys.

- Paragraph prompts.

- Creative Writing.

Also included are Graphic Organizers:

- In Your Own Words

- Sequence the Story

- Homonyms: Homophones

- Homonyms: Homographs

- Synonyms

- Answer keys

The resource finishes off with a complete copy of the poem, as well as a link to an audio performance. This poem, as well as other works by Clement C. Moore, is in the Public Domain. No copyright laws have been violated in posting this material.

About this Resource:

This resource is a study of the poem Twas the Night Before Christmas, A Visit from St. Nicholas, written by Clement C. Moore. The Novel Study Guide includes vocabulary with definitions and comprehension questions in the form of true or false, multiple choice and long answer. Students are meant to read or listen to the entire poem, then answer the provided questions. Teachers can choose to hand the questions out all at once, or group them into sections. The resource is grouped into natural sections, such as vocabulary, comprehension, critical thinking, writing activities, and graphic organizers.

About the Worksheets:

A series of comprehension-based worksheets make up this resource, along with Answer Keys.

Vocabulary: 38 words from the poem are listed with their meanings in either the order they appear chronologically in the poem, or in alphabetical order. The words were chosen by how difficult they were to understand based on context clues. Each word is then used in 1 of 5 vocabulary puzzle worksheets:

· Word Decoder: Use the legend to decode the word puzzle.

· Word Search: Find the vocabulary words hidden in the puzzle.

· Word Scramble: Unscramble the words to make the vocabulary words.

· Crossword: Solve each clue with the vocabulary word that matches. Write the vocabulary word in the

matching spot in the crossword puzzle.

· Hangman: Guess letters to fill in the hidden vocabulary words. Guess a wrong letter and fill in the

hangman. Finish the word before the hangman is done.

Short Answer: 20 True or False questions are provided. Students must answer each statement as True or False. 17 multiple choice questions are provided. Students must answer each question with the best answer option.

Long Answer: 10 comprehension and critical thinking questions are provided. Students answer each question with complete sentences on the lines provided.

Writing Activities: 4 end-of-unit paragraph prompts and 3 end-of-unit creative writing activities are provided.

Graphic Organizers: 5 graphic organizers are provided, along with answer keys for all.

· In Your Own Words: Re-write lines from the poem using your own words.

· Sequence the Story: Put puzzle pieces in order based on what happens in the poem.

· Homonyms: Homophones: Circle the correct word and spelling that makes the most sense.

· Homonyms: Homographs: Put a checkmark next to the correct meaning that matches the context.

· Synonyms: Make a list of potential synonyms for key words from the poem.

Reading: A complete copy of the poem is provided, as well as a link to an audio performance.