Halloween_A3a

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Halloween

Goals for today:

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

* You have practiced with writing a "scary story"
think - pair - share principle

What do you know about Halloween?

Name 4 scary things from the song

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

Where 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

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!'

When do we celebrate Halloween?

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

How much money do the Americans spend on Halloween?

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

What Celtic festival does Halloween originate from?

1. All Hallows Eve
2. Samhain
3. Harvest time
4. Hallowmas

What do you call a carved Halloween pumpkin?

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

What typical elements do we find in scary stories?

Assignment:  You are going to write your own spooky Halloween story in Pairs

 

Introduction: write it in 3 to 5 sentences:

Middle: write the middle of the story; 5 to 8 sentences 

Conclusion : Write the end of the story: 3 to 4 sentences

Tips for writing (a scary story): 

Setting & Characters 
- use the environment!

- make characters intentions/feelings real 

try to use the active not passive voice

“The straps are cold on Sara’s skin as the men strap her into the chair,"
vs 
“Sara feels the cold, metal straps on her skin as the men hold her down in the chair.” 
The killer raised their knife vs The knive was raised.

You have 1 minute to.....

Make a group o

Read your story to each other

Was it any good?

How many Americans dress up (verkleden) during Halloween? 

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

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

What do you take away from this lesson? Name (at least) 2 things: