SPOOKY STORIESINTENDED TO SCARE 8TH GRADERS TREMENDOUSLY .

. . .MUHAHAHAHA

You decide as a

class

These assignments are similar to what you will see in Feb. on the writing assessment

Overarching Questions: How does the author’s craft (i.e. flashback, foreshadowing, irony, mood, symbolism, tone) shape meaning?

How do vivid, or precise, words affect the text?Introductory Text Choose Your Own Scary Adventure-Class Vote Closing Text“The Tell Tale Heart”by Edgar Allan Poe

Prentice Hall Pgs 295-302

Fictional Short Story: Suspense

“The Monkey’s Paw”By WW Jacobs

McDougal LittellPgs 681-690

Fictional Short Story: Suspense

“The Raven” By Edgar Allan Poe

GlencoePgs 847-852

Poetry

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

By Washington IrvingGlencoe

Pgs 817-828Fictional Story: Legend

“The Hitchhiker”By Lucille Fletcher

McDougal Littell Pgs 655-665

Drama: Radio Play

Closer ReadingReread and summarize

assigned passage from story Point of View

Identify specific things the narrator says or does and

explain what these examples tell about the narrator

ToneThe assigned passage has a

“menacing” tone. Find specific examples of words or phrases that contribute to this sense of

menaceVocabulary

Identify vivid nouns, verbs and imagery that add to the

menacing tone of this passage

Prior KnowledgeMany folktales and horror

stories revolve around magic and superstitious beliefs.

What stories have you read or heard that contain magic?

ComprehensionSummarize the plot line of this

story. How is the plot line of this story similar to the Tell

Tale HeartAuthor’s Craft

What is ironic about this plot line? How does Jacobs use

irony to tell this story?Vocabulary

List and define 5 unknown words from this story.

List 3 precise or vivid words from the text.

Prior KnowledgeEdgar Allan Poe is a very well-

known American author. What do you know about him?

Comprehension

Identify and analyze lines that show how the speaker’s

attitude changes toward the dead Lenore. Author’s Craft

How does the author’s mood affect the beginning of the poem? What would be an

example of symbolism in this poem?

VocabularyList and define 5 unknown

words from this story.List 3 precise or vivid words

from the text.

Prior KnowledgeWhat do you know about the

headless horseman?Comprehension

What do you think happened to Crane? Justify your answer.

Author’s CraftAs the reader, could you trace a glimpse of foreshadowing in

this suspenseful story? Explain your answer fully.

VocabularyList and define 5 unknown

words from this story.List 3 precise or vivid words

from the text.

Prior KnowledgeHow is listening to a radio

show different from a watching a television

program? How is it the same?Comprehension

Why does the repeated sight of the hitchhiker give Adams

“the willies?”Author’s Craft

Explain how the author uses both flashback and

foreshadowing in this text.Vocabulary

List and define 5 unknown words from this story.

List 3 precise or vivid words from the text.

Analysis: Comparing TextsThe Glencoe textbook asks “What keeps you glued to the pages of a mystery, a horror story, or a spooky tale?” The text goes on to

explain that, “Writers of these scary stories are experts in the art of suspense.” Use evidence from the text to prove which story you believe is the most suspenseful. (You must use 3 solid examples of textual evidence in your essay.)

Analytic Summary: “The Remains of Dr. Bass” By Allan Bellows // Handout // Informational Text: Web Article You must use at least 3 solid examples of textual evidence.

VOCABTHE HITCHHIKER

• ACCELERATOR

• ASSURANCE

• LARK

• NONDESCRIPT

• SINISTER

TELL TALE HEART

• ACUTE

• VEX

• STIFLED

• WANE

• AUDACITY

• SINGULARLY

• VEHEMENTLY

• HYPOCRITICAL

Define each word using your textbook

•ACUTE- SEVERE

•VEX- ANNOY; DISTRESS

•STIFLED- SMOTHERED

•WANED- APPROACHED ITS END

•AUDACITY- BOLD COURAGE, NERVE

•SINGULARLY- UNUSUALLY OR REMARKABLY; EXTRAORDINARY

•VEHEMENTLY- STRONGLY; IMMENSELY, PASSIONATELY

•HYPOCRITICAL- PRETENDING TO BE WHAT ONE IS NOT; FAKE, INSINCERE

The Tell Tale Heart

•ACCELERATOR-A DEVICE, ESPECIALLY THE GAS PEDAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, FOR INCREASING SPEED

•ASSURANCE-A GUARANTEE OR PLEDGE

•LARK-A CAREFREE ADVENTURE

•NONDESCRIPT-LACKING IN DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES

•SINISTER-SUGGESTIVE OF EVIL OR MISFORTUNE

The Hitchhiker

LIBRARY DAY

• “THE TELL TALE HEART”

• BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

• PRENTICE HALL PAGES 295-302

• FICTIONAL SHORT STORY: SUSPENSE

TUESDAY STUDENT CHOICE

VOTE AS A CLASS

READ AS A CLASS-VOLUNTEER AS NEEDED

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS USING THE ANSWER DOCUMENT THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE SPOOKY STORIES UNIT DIAGRAM QUESTIONS

HMMM… I DON’T GET IT!

• “CHECK” AND “MATE”

• “HE CLEARED THE HOUSE”

• FAKIR – A HINDU TRAVELER THAT LIVES A VERY SIMPLE LIFE AND LIVES BY

ASKING FOR MONEY. SOMEONE THAT IS A WONDER WORKER / MAGICIAN.

(WEBSTER ONLINE)

The Monkey’s Paw – Class Discussion

HMMM… I DON’T GET IT!

• TALK ABOUT THE QUOTE ON PG. 683 AS A CLASS, “HE WANTED TO SHOW THAT

FATE RULED PEOPLE’S LIVES, AND THAT THOSE WHO INTERFERED WITH IT DID

SO TO THEIR SORROW.”

• HOW DOES THIS FORESHADOW WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE STORY?

The Monkey’s Paw – Class Discussion

WHAT AN ENDING!!

• WHAT ARE SOME POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS TO THE ENDING OF THIS STORY?

• WHAT DO YOU THINK THE 3RD WISH WAS?

• HOW DO YOU THINK MR. WHITE’S WIFE WILL REACT TO THE 3RD WISH…

WHATEVER IT WAS?

The Monkey’s Paw – Class Discussion

THE MONKEY’S PAW

•IRONY – A CONTRAST BETWEEN WHAT IS EXPECTED AND WHAT ACTUALLY EXISTS OR HAPPENS.

•AS A CLASS – FIND 1-2 EXAMPLES OF IRONY IN THE STORY

The Monkey’s Paw – Class Discussion

PLOT LINE

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE NOTES!

THE HITCHHIKER• RADIO PLAY ONLINE

HTTP://GHOSTRADIO.WORDPRESS.COM/TAG/THE-HITCHHIKER/

• PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER: SEE OVERARCHING QUESTION

• LISTEN

• NOTE VOCABULARY SLIDE (GO UP TO SLIDE 5)

• COMPLETE ANSWER DOCUMENT

• QUIZ MONDAY OVER VOCAB!