1. By: Briana, Jose R., Samantha, and John Marco

2. Learn to be grateful for what you have Be happy for having: Food Water Home Family Friends “ External heat and cold had little influence on scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him.” - Page 3

3. D on’t spend your life on money S pend your life with your family L earn the difference between what you need and what you want S pend your money on the poor and the less fortunate T hink about something else beside money “A very, very brief time, and you will dismiss the recollection of it, gladly, as an unprofitable dream, from which it happened you awoke.” - Page 49

4. Some adults work all the time or they have overtime and never get to see their families. Some adults work all the time or they have overtime and never get to see their families. If this happens you should talk to your boss and tell him/her that you want to have some time to spend with your family. If this happens you should talk to your boss and tell him/her that you want to have some time to spend with your family. Your boss will probably agree and then you will have time to spend with your family. Your boss will probably agree and then you will have time to spend with your family. “In life my spirit never roved beyond the narrow limits of our money-changing hole, and weary journey’s lie before me!” -Page 22

5. Spend your money or give it to someone before you die You can’t be buried with your money. Here are some things you could do with it before you die: Give it to family G Give it to the less unfortunate Spend it “ It is doomed to wander through the world – oh, woe is me! – and witness what It cannot share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness!” - Page21

6. When someone messes up in life you should learn from that mistake. For example:  Don’t be mean to someone. If someone else did it and they got in trouble, you will too.  If someone cheated on a test and got detention, don’t do it.  Don’t physically hurt someone. If someone was caught or told on, you will be turned in to a responsible adult. “ I wear the chain I forged in life, I made it link by link and yard by yard, I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it.” -Page 22

7. No one should be grateful for money if you’re extremely rich. You should be grateful for things such as… 1.A house 2.Clothes 3.Food 4.An education 5.Family and/or Friends 6.Good health “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it in all the year. God bless us everyone. -Pages 110 and 122

8. Learn from your past. Have you ever done something wrong in the past that you did wrong again last week? Well you didn’t learn from your past. Here are our lessons that we have learned from the past:  Jose: Riding a bike down a hill  Briana: Sleeping late doesn’t keep you awake  Samantha: Never cut your own hair  John Marco: Don’t land on your hand “I told you these were shadows of the things that have been, that they are what they are…” -Page 52

9. Some people regret dumb things they have done in the past, so use the present time to change those things. You can also use the present time to do more important things like…  S tudy more JJ oin a sports team or a club SS pend time with family SS ee some old friends “This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware of them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow, I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.” -Page 86

10. When you die you want people to remember you for who you are, right? Well then you need to leave a legacy. Some of you maybe be remembered for being…  Funny  Smart  A best friend  Helpful  Talented “Am I that man who lay upon the bed? Spirit! Hear me! I am not the man I was. I will not be the man I must have been but for this intercourse.” -Page 110

11. Some people on New Year’s Eve come up with a New Year’s resolution, which is something people want to change about their life. For example… II f someone wanted to be more eco-friendly they may want to recycle and will walk to school instead of being driven. It will make them feel like a better person, and it will benefit the earth as well. “ I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep in all the year. I will live in the Past, Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all three shall strive within me.” -Page 110