Halloween

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

Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Havo 2

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

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 a lantern
2. As food
3. As decoration
4. As a 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. 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 we celebrate Halloween?

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

What Celtic festival does Halloween originate from?

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

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??
 

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.

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.