Halloween

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, mavo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Wat weet je al over Halloween?
Ontstaan, tradities, etc..

1. You will know more about the history and tradition of Halloween.
2. You will have practiced with writing a scary story. 

We'll watch video. You are going to answer questions about it, afterwards. 

Where does Halloween originally come from? 

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

Which population (=bevolkingsgroep) started Halloween?

1. The Romans
2. The Greek
3. The Celts
4. The Persians

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 lantern
2. Als food
3. As decoration
4. As mask

Halloween is a Christian celebration.

1. True
2. False

When did people start to celebrate Halloween? 

1. about 100 years ago
2. about 200 years ago
3. about 1000 years ago
4. about 2000 years ago

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)

People used to believe that the dead would come back at Halloween. 

1. True
2. False

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

1. Correct
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!'

 

You can choose from:

A: write the first  4 to  5 sentences: Start with: "It was..."

B: write the middle of the story; 5 to 6 sentences:   Start with:  " Suddenly...."

C: write the end of the story; 3 to 4 sentences : Start with "It was then that...."

Assignment: You are going to write a part of a spooky Halloween story, using the past tense. E.g.: walked / was walking

 

What are you going to write...?

A: the beginning... "It was..."

B: the middle...  "Suddenly...."

C: the end... "It was then that...."

Start writing!

On your own.. 

In silence!

Make an A-B-C group..

(So, you are going to have a complete story in your group of 3..)

Now, you have ONE MINUTE to...

Was it any good?

I would like to hear 2 or 3 of your stories....

Now, read your story to each other.

Wat weet je nu dat je nog niet eerder wist over Halloween? Noem tenminste 2 dingen..