Christmas Entertainment Trivia (1380l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet printable pdf download

Christmas Entertainment Trivia (1380l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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Christmas Entertainment Trivia (1380L)

Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES

Read the following article carefully and make notes in the margin as you read.

Your notes should include:

o Comments that show that you understand the article. (A summary or statement of the main

idea of important sections may serve this purpose.)

o Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.

o Notes that differentiate between fact and opinion.

o Observations about how the writer’s strategies (organization, word choice, perspective,

support) and choices affect the article.

Your margin notes are part of your score for this assessment.

Answer the questions carefully in complete sentences unless otherwise instructed.

Student ____________________________Class Period__________________

Notes on my thoughts,

Christmas Entertainment Trivia

reactions and questions as I

There are more classic movies, productions, and songs played during Christmas than any other time of the

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year. Can you name five classic holiday movies? Theater productions? You can find out answers to these

questions and more as you test your Christmas entertainment trivia knowledge with the quick facts below.

What are titles of some of the Classic Holiday Movies?

Miracle on 34th Street

It's a Wonderful Life

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

The Santa Clause

A Christmas Story

Home Alone

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

A Christmas Carol

Scrooged

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Do you know the history of Holidays at Rockefeller Center?

In New York, it's not officially Christmastime until the tree is lit at Rockefeller Center. The first tree

appeared in 1931, during the Great Depression, when workers placed a tree in the dirt of a construction

site. That year, the tree symbolized Christmas as much as it did hope and the invincible human spirit.

In 1933, the current tradition began with a tree decorated with 700 lights placed in front of the newly

completed RCA Building. The Rockefeller Plaza Outdoor Ice-Skating Pond opened in 1936. The decorating

themes and festivities have varied from year to year. In 1941, two reindeer borrowed from the Bronx Zoo

were housed in cages beside the Prometheus Fountain. In 1942, during World War II, three living trees

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Christmas Entertainment Trivia (1380l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet