Objective?
Jingle Bells is a stupid song. It always gets stuck in my head!
What is subjective?
A bullied red nosed reindeer is loved after saving Christmas.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
The town's best Christmas pageant was because of the most unexpected children.
What is...
don't judge a book by its cover, irony, everyone can change, etc.
The reason the Herdmans came to Sunday school.
What are refreshments, desserts, food, etc.?
The reason the town is angry about the Herdmans being in the pageant.
What is they change it, they make it more realistic, they are not "good people," etc.?
The Herdman children burned down a toolshed at the beginning of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
What is objective?
A snowman comes to life and has fun with children.
What is Frosty the Snowman?
The Herdmans changed from mean and bored to generous and interested.
What is...
change is good, don't judge a book by its cover, etc.
The toolshed burning at the beginning of the story was to show...
What is how horrible the Herdmans were, how they changed throughout the story, etc.
The importance of the Herdmans not knowing the Christmas story at the beginning of the pageant.
What is they are able to make it more relatable?
Jingle Bells is about a person who goes on a sleigh ride and enjoys themselves.
What is objective?
A magical train takes children to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
What is The Polar Express?
Give another example of the theme from the text.
What is...
town learning the real magic of Christmas, the best pageant ever, etc.
The reason the Herdmans mentioned Gladys sleeping in a drawer.
What is comparing her to baby Jesus in a feed trough/manger?
The importance of the Herdmans being in the Christmas pageant.
What is having a change of heart?
Those stupid Herdmans went and ruined the toolshed. Typical.
What is subjective?
Give a summary of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
What is...
the Grinch ruined Christmas by stealing things and then gave them back after a change of heart
Describe how the Herdmans' impact on the town shows the theme.
What is
the town changed for the better because of them, they learned the truth of Christmas, etc.
The importance of the Sunday school in the story.
What is..
it introduces the Herdmans to the church and the pageant
The importance of the narrator's mother being in charge of the Christmas pageant.
What is changing things for the better, allowing the Herdmans to participate, etc.?
Give an objective summary of the last chapter we read in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
What is...
the rehearsal did not go well
Give a summary of the movie Elf.
What is...
a boy raised at the North Pole goes to New York to find his father
Describe how this excerpt shows the theme change is good:
"I'm going to make this the very best Christmas pageant anybody ever saw, and I'm going to do it with the Herdmans, too."
What is...
someone other than Helen Armstrong running the pageant, the Herdmans participating, the mom making the best pageant, etc.
Explain how this excerpt contributes to the theme change is good:
"It suddenly occurred to me that this was just the way it must have been for the real Holy Family, stuck away in a barn by people who didn't care much what happened to them."
What is...
the Herdmans changed the narrator's mind about Christmas, he learned the true magic, etc.
Another story which shows the theme don't judge a book by its cover.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Wonder, etc.?