Sequencing Events

BRAINSTORM: Have you heard of any scary stories about a place, town, person, etc… in

Clarksville?

BRAINSTORM: Have you heard of any scary stories about a place, town, person, etc… in

Clarksville?

SequencingSequencing

1. Think of a SHORT 5-lined story2. Cut/tear your sheet of paper

into 5 strips 3. Place one line of your story on

one strip of paper 4. Pass your story strips to a

neighbor5. Put the story back together!

The Legend of

““The Legend of Sleepy The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”Hollow”

• Meet Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones• 4:45

““The Legend of Sleepy The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Hollow”

• By Washington Irving• Pg. 816

• What would you do if you thought you were being chased by a ghostly figure?

• Which characters of the story were most important? Why?

• What happened to Ichabod Crane?

Washington Irving is

supposedly buried in

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery!

Place the Events in Place the Events in SequenceSequence

Extra ActivityExtra Activity• “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a LEGEND. • Legend: A story that has been handed down

from generation to generation and usually includes information about the past.

• Most cultures have legends.• Most legends have been slightly changed over

time

Legends and the Legends and the Effects of Time!Effects of Time!

Telephone Activity:1. Get into a large circle2. I will whisper a sentence or two into a student’s ear3. That student will turn to his/her right and repeat my words4. The next person will turn to his/her right and repeat those words…

**YOU MAY ONLY SAY THE PHRASE TO YOUR NEIGHBOR ONCE!!