Halloween 5H Oct 2023

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This lesson contains 26 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

Items in this lesson

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Lesson plan
* Mindmap Halloween
* Video & questions
* Writing assignment
     * Info & instructions
     * Write a story or a poem
     * Give feedback 
     * Revise your story/ poem and hand it in

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Goals for today
* You have practiced with writing a terrifying tale/ poem
* You have practiced using a thesaurus
* You are able to use adjectives and adverbs to create a descriptive plot/poem
* You have provided useful feedback to your peers

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Halloween

Slide 4 - Mind map

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Slide 5 - Video

What did the farmers believe? There was one day a year when...
A
...the season of summer meets the season of winter.
B
... the season of old meets the season of new.
C
the season of life meets the season of death.
D
... the season of winter meets the season of spring.

Slide 6 - Quiz

What did the Celts do to keep away the spirits?

Slide 7 - Open question

Who brought the Halloween traditions to America?
A
the French
B
the Irish
C
the English
D
the Spanish

Slide 8 - Quiz

00:54
What did the farmers believe? There was one day a year when ...
A
... the season of summer meets the season of winter.
B
... the season of old meets the season of new.
C
...the season of life meets the season of death
D
... the season of winter meets the season of spring.

Slide 9 - Quiz

01:18
What did the celts light to keep away the spirits?

Slide 10 - Open question

02:15
Who brought the Halloween
traditions to America?
A
the French
B
the Irish
C
the English
D
the Spanish

Slide 11 - Quiz

Halloween - creative writing

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Option 1

*  Two sentence horror story
(examples will follow)



Option 2

* Write a scary poem
* 8-10 lines
* include a sense (vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch)

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Some examples (stories)
Example #1

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Some examples
Example #2

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Some examples
Example #3

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Brainstorming
Your two sentence horror story must have a setting, characters, and a descriptive plot, just like a full-length story, so do some brainstorming:
WHO - Who are the main characters? How are they described in the story?
WHAT - What is the scary story about? What is the problem?
WHEN - When does this story take place? What is the time of day, time of year or season, and is it set in the past, present or future?
WHERE - Where does the story take place? How is the setting described in the story?
WHY - Why is the main character in danger? Is it resolved?

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Two Sentence Horror Story

First Draft
Your story/ poem needs to have vivid details, strong verbs, and specific nouns. Example: looking --> staring

Use a thesaurus to find stronger verbs and specific nouns
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus 

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Option 2
write a scary poem

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Scary Poem
Write a scary poem
In pairs
Use a sense (vision/hearing/smell/taste/touch)
maximum 8 - 10 lines



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Your turn!
Time: 10-15 minutes


Option 1

* The challenge is that your terrifying tale can only be two sentences long! 
* Think about: who, what, when, where, why 
tip: https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus


Option 2

* Write a scary poem
* 8-10 lines
* include a sense (vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch)

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Peer revising
After you have finished your first draft, swap your work and revise each other's work.

Follow  4 steps to provide feedback on:
1. sensory details
2. verbs (werkwooden)
3. nouns (zelfstandig werkwoorden)
4. own input
 

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1. Where does the writer need to add sensory details to describe sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches? Underline any parts of the two sentence horror story/poem where the writer could add sensory details.

2. What verbs did the writer use? Circle the verbs in the two sentence horror story /poem  and then list them below with suggestions for stronger verbs that could be used instead. For example, looked could be replaced with stared. Use a thesaurus to help you.
3. What nouns did the writer use? Box the nouns in the two sentence horror story/ poem above and then list any below that you think could be more specific. For example, car could be replaced with a specific make and model like a ‘68 Mustang Convertible? List them below.

4. Any other comments or suggestions?

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Two Sentence Horror Story/ Scary poem 
Use the feedback to revise your work and write a... 
Second draft

Finished?
Finally, get approval from your teacher before posting your story in Padlet (link --> Teams) https://padlet.com/edegroot14/halloween2023

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Final assignment
Read the other stories and rate them 1-10
https://padlet.com/edegroot14/halloween2023

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

Slide 26 - Mind map