Write a synopsis for an updated version of A Christmas Carol, using people who are in the news or who are famous in your community.

Try to find out about music that would have been popular at the time of the novel. In particular, try to get a copy of "Sir Roger de Coverley," which Fezziwig dances to. Pick a popular song that you think is like the old music, and explain the relationship between the two songs.

Research the significance of Christmas to charitable organizations, explaining how much their income from donations increases during December and what they do to prepare for it.

Write a short story about Tiny Tim as a grownup, explaining how the crippling disease he had as a child was cured because of his father's rich benevolent employer.

Examine the traditional use of ghosts in Victorian writing...