Halloween

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-3

Halloween

Goals for today:

* You will know more about the history and tradition of Halloween.

* You have practised with writing a scary story.

What do you know about Halloween?

Where does Halloween originally come from? 

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. England
4. United States

What does the word Halloween come from?

1. All Hallow's Eve
2. All Hail's Eve
3. All Havens Eve
4. All Holy Eve

What are pumpkins used for at Halloween?

1. As a lantern
2. As food
3. As decoration
4. As a mask

What is not a tradition at Halloween?

1. Trick or treat!
2. Decorating a tree
3. Wearing costumes
4. Carving a pumpkin

Halloween comes from Hallow's Eve. 

What do you think 'Hallow' means?

1. Scary
2. Strange
3. Hollow (= empty)
4. Holy (= sacred/heilig)

The Celts celebrated Halloween with a lot of noise, parades and big bonfires. 

1. True
2. False

What does 'Trick or treat'mean?

1. 'Give me a treat or I will prank you!'
2. 'Give me a treat or I will shoot you!'
3. 'Give me a treat or I will leave!'
4. 'Give me a treat or you are mean!'

When do they celebrate Halloween?

1. October 30
2. October 31
3. November 1
4. November 2

How many Americans dress up (verkleden) during Halloween? 

1. about 100 million
2. about 120 million
3. about 140 million
4. about 150 million

How much money do the Americans spend on Halloween?

1. 6 billion
2. 6 million
3. 600 thousand
4. 60 thousand

What do you call a carved Halloween pumpkin?

1. Jack-O'-Lantern
2. Jill-O'-Lantern
3. John-O'-Lantern
4. Jane-O'-Lantern

Scary Alphabet

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

Halloween ABC

A is for Apple bobbing, a spooky treat!

B is for Bats flying high and sleek.

C is for Cauldron bubbling away.

D is for Dracula, who’s out to play.

E is for Eerie sounds in the night.

F is for Fangs, giving frightful bites.

G is for Ghosts that give us a scare.

H is for Haunted houses—beware!

I is for Igor, Frankenstein’s friend.

J is for Jack-o’-lanterns that we carve and tend.

K is for Knick-knacks spooky and strange.

L is for Lanterns that flicker and change.

M is for Monsters that lurk in the night.

N is for Nightfall, darkening light.

O is for Ogres, big, bad, and mean.

P is for Pumpkins, orange and green.

Q is for Quivering when you’re afraid.

R is for Ravens, watching every parade.

S is for Skeletons rattling bones.

T is for Tombstones in haunted zones.

U is for Underworld, where spirits roam.

V is for Vampires out from their home.

W is for Witches with spells and charms.

X is for X-ray, seeing through arms.

Y is for Yelling at shadows that pass.

Z is for Zombies, slow-moving en masse.

H is for Haunted houses—beware!

I is for Igor, Frankenstein’s friend.

J is for Jack-o’-lanterns that we carve and tend.

K is for Knick-knacks spooky and strange.

L is for Lanterns that flicker and change.

M is for Monsters that lurk in the night.

N is for Nightfall, darkening light.

O is for Ogres, big, bad, and mean.

P is for Pumpkins, orange and green.

Q is for Quivering when you’re afraid.

R is for Ravens, watching every parade.

S is for Skeletons rattling bones.

T is for Tombstones in haunted zones.

U is for Underworld, where spirits roam.

V is for Vampires out from their home.

W is for Witches with spells and charms.

X is for X-ray, seeing through arms.

Y is for Yelling at shadows that pass.

Z is for Zombies, slow-moving en masse.

H is for Haunted houses—beware!

I is for Igor, Frankenstein’s friend.

J is for Jack-o’-lanterns that we carve and tend.

K is for Kettle brewing potions and tea.

L is for Lanterns that flicker and change.

M is for Monsters that lurk in the night.

N is for Nightfall, darkening light.

O is for Ogres, big, bad, and mean.

P is for Pumpkins, orange and green.

Q is for Quivering when you’re afraid.

R is for Ravens, watching every parade.

S is for Skeletons rattling bones.

T is for Tombstones in haunted zones.

U is for Underworld, where spirits roam.

V is for Vampires out from their home.

W is for Witches with spells and charms.

X is for X-ray, seeing through arms.

Y is for Yelling at shadows that pass.

Z is for Zombies, slow-moving en masse.

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H is for Haunted houses—beware!

I is for Igor, Frankenstein’s friend.

J is for Jack-o’-lanterns that we carve and tend.

K is for Knick-knacks spooky and strange.

L is for Lanterns that flicker and change.

M is for Monsters that lurk in the night.

N is for Nightfall, darkening light.

O is for Ogres, big, bad, and mean.

P is for Pumpkins, orange and green.

Q is for Quivering when you’re afraid.

R is for Ravens, watching every parade.

S is for Skeletons rattling bones.

T is for Tombstones in haunted zones.

U is for Underworld, where spirits roam.

V is for Vampires out from their home.

W is for Witches with spells and charms.

X is for X-ray, seeing through arms.

Y is for Yelling at shadows that pass.

Z is for Zombies, slow-moving en masse.

Q is for Quivering when you’re afraid.

R is for Ravens, watching every parade.

S is for Skeletons rattling bones.

T is for Tombstones in haunted zones.

U is for Underworld, where spirits roam.

V is for Vampires out from their home.

W is for Witches with spells and charms.

X is for X-ray, seeing through arms.

Y is for Yelling at shadows that pass.

Z is for Zombies, slow-moving en masse.

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

Name 4 scary things from the song.

Assignment:  

You are going to write a part of a spooky story.

A: write the first  10 to 15 sentences: 

Start with: "It was..."

B: write the middle of the story: 10 to 15 sentences:   

Start with: " Suddenly...."

C: write the end of the story: 10 to 15 sentences : 

Start with: "It was then that...."

Read your story to each other

Was it any good?