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Halloween
This unit should take 2-3 hours, depending on time and interest. It is designed for intermediate level students age 12 and above. Objectives Students will: Materials to Print Activities Activity I: Warm-up (20 minutes) Write the following words on the board: pumpkin, costume, ghost, witch, October, holiday. Have the students guess what the lesson is about. Once they figure it out, distribute Printout 1 and have the students take the true/false quiz. After they finish, go over the quiz with the answers and the background information provided. Answer Key: 1) True, 2) True, 3) False-people carve pumpkins, 4) False-it is celebrated on October 31st, 5) False- Halloween costumes can be purchased or made, 6) False- people give out candy, 7) False- Schools are open on Halloween; it is not an official holiday, 8) True, 9) True, 10) True/False- Halloween originated as a Celtic festival, and some people may include it as part of a religion, but it is mostly seen as a secular holiday. Activity II: Vocabulary (20 minutes) Distribute printout II to the class. On the printout students will see many vocabulary words associated with Halloween. Read the following definitions out loud (in a different order) and have the students say which word the definitions refer to. Definitions: 1) when children go from door-to-door in costume asking for candy; 2) a carved pumpkin with a candle inside; 3) a scary house which is set up for people to come and visit. It is usually filled with surprises; 4) an orange vegetable that is the symbol of fall and of Halloween; 5) using a knife to create a design; 6) the night before Halloween when many teenagers go out to make trouble; 7) fake hair that is used in costume; 8) paint that is applied to the face to create a dramatic look; 9) something worn over the face to disguise your identity; 10) what is distributed to children on Halloween Activity III: Reading (25-30 minutes) Have the students read Printout III alone or as a class. After reading, use the comprehension questions to assess students' understanding. Comprehension questions: 1. When did Halloween originate? 2. When is it celebrated? 3. Where do children go to trick or treat? 4. Where do people place pumpkins? 5. How else do people decorate their homes on Halloween? 6. Name 3 ways that the pumpkin can be used: 7. Besides children, who else enjoys celebrating Halloween? Activity IV: Costume Ideas (20 minutes) Distribute Printout IV and read the list of costume ideas with the class. In class, students should talk about what costumes they would wear and why. Students should describe the costume in detail and discuss how they would make the costume or wear they could find it. Activity V: Creative Adjectives (15 minutes) "Creative adjectives" are adjectives formed by two words, such as "one-eyed" or "three-legged." Explain how these adjectives are created and formed, and where the hyphen is placed. Read an example sentence for every creative word below, and then ask the students to explain what each item is. For example, #1) "Sally saw a one-eyed monster in the movie. Q: What did Sally see? A: A monster with one eye." Have students copy these words in their notebooks. one-eyed monster three-legged dog strong-armed fighter thirty-footed brigade silver-eyed princess second-hand Store door-to-door canvassing moon-washed street candy-filled bags sticky-fingered children blue-haired witch kind-hearted fairy small-brained goblin sharp-witted ghost Activity VI: Real or Imaginary? (15 minutes) Read printout V with the class. Ask the students to identify the "creative words" in the paragraph and circle the elements that are possible/normal/real and underline that ones that are not possible/unusual/imaginary. Real: eye-opening experience, back-stabbing politician, gun-toting robber, five-star restaurants, two-toned shoes Imaginary: six-legged cats, coed-naked football, one-handed golf, one-eyed man, computer-generated bride, semi-baked pumpkin pie Activity VI: Build your own Haunted House (20-30 minutes) With your class visit the following site that gives instructions on how to build a real Haunted House: How to Build a Haunted House. Have them read the steps and follow any links to other vocabulary words. Then ask the discussion questions below: 1. What seems to be the hardest part of creating a Haunted House? 2. Do you think you would be able to find all of the supplies? 3. Would you ever visit a Haunted House? 4. How would your friends or family react if you invited them to a Haunted House? 5. Does this seem like an appropriate activity for children? 6. Why do people seem to get so much pleasure from being scared? |