Halloween and the horror renaissance

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Halloween

Do you ever watch horror films/series?

Yes

No

Ask students why they do or do not like to watch this type of movie.

Lesson plan

5 min: introduction

10 min: Halloween films

20 min: reading article + making assignments

10 min: group discussion

5 min: wrap-up/questions

Halloween films

Halloween is an American

slasher media franchise that

consists of twelve films, as well

as novels, comic books, a video

game and other merchandise.

Halloween films

• slasher = subgenre van horrorfilms
  
• media franchise = een verzameling media/cultuur rondom dezelfde personages
  

Why do you think people like to watch horror films?

Halloween Kills marks new high in ‘horror renaissance’

source: The Guardian International, 16 Oct. 2021

What does 'renaissance' mean?

Halloween Kills marks new high in ‘horror renaissance’

source: The Guardian International, 16 Oct. 2021

• read the text
• underline difficult words
• make the assignments on the handout
  

Halloween Kills marks new high in ‘horror renaissance’

Let's discuss the answers!

Discuss the answers that students have given to the questions on the handout

Wrap-up

Questions?

Don't forget to bring your earphones tomorrow for the listening Test!

Assignment discussion

We have learned that horror films "help us navigate and make sense of our reality."

Write down an idea for a horror film, based on something that has been going on in our society recently.