Enjoy your Winter Break!

Here is a marvelous Christmastime essay by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Some of you might be interested in reading it in it's entirety, so here it is:
A Child's Christmas in Wales, read by Dylan Thomas, the author
Text of A Child's Christmas in Wales

Today: Read 45 minutes
Remember to read an average of 7 pages per day to finish the book on time. You will have a final exam over the book during the final exam period during the fourth week of January.

1. Write 1 page describing the main character of your book, emphasizing the character's temperament (his or her inner nature). This aspect of the character's personality will be revealed by the ways that he or she responds to conflict.
2. Keep a list of 20 vocabulary words as you read. You might want to look up definitions as you go so that you understand the book.
3. Copy five sentences of descriptive details in the book. The sentences must all be from different pages in the book.