Halloween• WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE CELEBRATE

HALLOWEEN IN THIS COUNTRY?

• DO YOU LIKE BEING SCARED? DO YOU ENJOY SPOOKY THINGS? WHY OR WHY NOT? GIVE DETAILS/EXAMPLES.

• WHY DO YOU THINK SOME PEOPLE ENJOY FEAR?

• WHAT IS THE SCARIEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU? DESCRIBE.

• HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN?

• What do the townspeople believe about the supernatural?

• Tell the story of the Headless Horseman in your own words.

• Describe Ichabod Crane, Katrina, and Brom. Use details from the story that you highlighted (their relationship, emotions, personality)

• How are Brom’s and Ichabod’s horses symbols of their owners.

• Describe the setting and the mood using details highlighted.

• What do you think is the theme of this story? Write a theme statement.

• Describe Brom’s and Ichaod’s encounter with the horseman.

Warm Up – 10/21/2014

What are some popular scary topics in movies or stories? Why are these specific things scary?

What are characteristics of a good scary story? How about a bad one?

Reading and Log

Warm Up – 10/22/2014

What is the theme of “Sleepy Hollow”? Write a theme statement (the lesson learned and when the character learns it)

What is the mood of “Sleepy Hollow”? Give some examples from the story that show the mood.

“The Landlady” Questions – Use Examples from Text that you Highlighted

1. Reread the paragraph on page 1 column 2, that begins, “Suddenly, in a downstairs window…” and continue rereading through the next few paragraphs. What words and phrases does the author use to describe the Bed and Breakfast? What inference does Billy make about the Bed and Breakfast based on these observations?  

2. Which words on page 2 paragraph 1 (the one that starts on the previous page), suggest that Billy should be on the alert? 

3. Reread the paragraph in the first column on page 2 that begins, “Please come in.” What words or phrases does the author use to describe what happens next and how Billy feels about the situation? Should he have been suspicious at this point in the story? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text in your response.  

4. On page 2, in paragraph 6 in the second column, why does the author include the line, "There were no other hats or coats in the hall. There were no umbrellas, no walking sticks-nothing."?  

5. When Billy is in the living room, what first alerts the reader that something may be wrong?  

6. What can the reader infer, using evidence from the text, about the two boys that are missing? What does this information lead the reader to believe concerning Billy's possible fate?  

7. What other evidence from the story suggests a possible, fatal demise for Billy?

Warm Up – 10/23/2014• The Landlady is a chilling

tale that teaches the reader that when something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Provide examples from the text that demonstrate how Roald Dahl creates suspense and a sense of foreboding as he drives the reader to discover the moral of this tale.

• Reading and Log

This is an example of an URBAN MYTH or LEGEND – a modern ghost story, generally set in a city. Versions of the hitchhiker story appear in almost every state, with variations on the gender of the driver and hitchhiker and the reason they are looking for a ride. The story generally starts… “A friend of a friend told me that…” and people claim to have seen ghosts on dark nights while driving.

Why do you think people tell this story? Write your own version of the hitchhiker legend? What happened to him or her? Details. Describe. Set the mood. Why do they want a lift? Where are they going?

WARM UP – 10/24/2014

Would you like to live forever? Why or why not? What are the pros and cons of being immortal?

What are some characters that you know live forever? What are the reasons they are immortal? (Curse? Deal with dark forces? Science/magic?) Are they happy or unhappy? Why?

Reading and Log

Warm Up – 10/27/2014 Begin thinking of elements that a

scary story should have. Look at what you wrote down last week for these. Suspense: feelings of excitement and

danger. Mood: LOTS of description of creepy

behavior, creepy setting, and creepy things to see.

Plot twists Conflict Surprise endings

Warm Up – 10/28/2014 Fill out the inner circle for your story

= characters, setting, conflict, and resolution. Get it checked with Mrs. Ell

On the back of the worksheet, write more details about your main characters – appearance, personality and background. Use A LOT of details.

Also, make a list of words or phrases to describe your setting. Make it mood related and use some figurative language (similes, metaphors and personification).

Warm Up – 10/29/2014 List descriptions that appeal to

your sense of Smell Taste Sight Hearing Touch

Include description of each of the sense in your story.READING AND LOG

Warm Up – 10/30/2014 End of Quarter Business: Check with Mrs. Ell about

your grade, extra credit points, missing work, etc. If you want to apply Extra Credit to an assignment,

staple a written request to that assignment and hand it back in. Tell me how many points you want me to add to it.

If you want to buy marbles for the class, write how many on a sheet of paper and hand it in.

Work on your draft. Underline or highlight the details which relate to smell, taste, touch, hearing and sight (need one of each at least)

Any missing work has to be in by tomorrow! No exceptions.