Halloween

Halloween
Happy Halloween!
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This lesson contains 27 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 5 videos.

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Halloween
Happy Halloween!
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Goals for today:
* You will know more about the history and tradition of Halloween.
* You have practised with writing a scary story.

Slide 2 - Slide

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What do you know about Halloween?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Slide 4 - Video


Where does Halloween originally come from? 
A
Ireland
B
Scotland
C
England
D
United States

Slide 5 - Quiz


Which population (=bevolkingsgroep) started Halloween?
A
The Romans
B
The Greek
C
The Celts
D
The Persians

Slide 6 - Quiz


Where does the word Halloween come from?
A
All Hallow's Eve
B
All Hail's Eve
C
All Havens Eve
D
All Holy Eve

Slide 7 - Quiz


What are pumpkins used for at Halloween?
A
As a lantern
B
As food
C
As decoration
D
As a mask

Slide 8 - Quiz


Halloween is a Christian celebration.
A
True
B
False

Slide 9 - Quiz


What is not a tradition at Halloween?
A
Trick or treat!
B
Decorating a tree
C
Wearing costumes
D
Carving a pumpkin

Slide 10 - Quiz


Halloween comes from Hallow's Eve. 
What do you think 'Hallow' means?
A
Scary
B
Strange
C
Hollow (= empty)
D
Holy (= sacred/heilig)

Slide 11 - Quiz


People used to believe that the dead would come back at Halloween. 
A
True
B
False

Slide 12 - Quiz


The Celts celebrated Halloween with a lot of noise, parades and big bonfires. 
A
True
B
False

Slide 13 - Quiz


What does 'Trick or treat'mean?
A
'Give me a treat or I will prank you!'
B
'Give me a treat or I will shoot you!'
C
'Give me a treat or I will leave!'
D
'Give me a treat or you are mean!'

Slide 14 - Quiz

Slide 15 - Video

When do we celebrate Halloween?
A
October 30
B
October 31
C
November 1
D
November 2

Slide 16 - Quiz

What Celtic festival does Halloween originate from?
A
All Hallows Eve
B
Samhain
C
Harvest time
D
Hallowmas

Slide 17 - Quiz


How many Americans dress up (verkleden) during Halloween? 
A
about 100 million
B
about 120 million
C
about 140 million
D
about 150 million

Slide 18 - Quiz

How much money do the Americans spend on Halloween?
A
6 billion
B
6 million
C
600 thousand
D
60 thousand

Slide 19 - Quiz

What do you call a carved Halloween pumpkin?
A
Jack-O'-Lantern
B
Jill-O'-Lantern
C
John-O'-Lantern
D
Jane-O'-Lantern

Slide 20 - Quiz

Slide 21 - Video

Scary Alphabet
Make a Halloween alphabet e.g. A = America, B = bat, etc.
How many letters can you do??
 

Slide 22 - Slide

Facts
• The Irish brought their traditions to the US in 1840
• Halloween as we know today started in 1921
• Mass production costumes started in the 1950s

Slide 23 - Slide

Slide 24 - Video

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1:00
Name 4 scary things from the song.

Slide 25 - Mind map

Writing prompts
Write a story of a min. of 250 words
  • Set your story in a world where contacting the dead is as easy as making a phone call.
  • Write a story where ghosts and the living coexist
  • Write a story about someone trying to raise the dead.
  • Write a story about someone who is haunted by a ghost.

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Slide 27 - Video