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Scary Stories for English Class EPUB ebook

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Alphabet Publishing Books
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Grade Levels
8th - 12th
Resource Type
Standards
Formats Included
  • Open Publication Structure eBook File
Pages
44 pages
$2.00
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Description

Looking for short stories to get your class in the Halloween spirit?

Want to introduce your ESL students to some great American urban legends?

Looking for quick and easy reads for the horror lover in your class?

This collection of 16 classic creepy stories or urban legends are just the thing! Don't worry, they're classroom-safe with minimal gore or blood and maximum suspense and twist. A few are even funny or a bit touching. Introduce your class to:

  • The Hook - two friends drive off ripping the hook off of a hook-handed killer who was about to attack them
  • Don't Turn on the Lights - a college students' roommate is killed while she's in the room
  • The Last Ride - a boy who died on a Ferris wheel surprises a new fair worker
  • The Warning - a woman thinks the man flashing his high beams at her is a killer, but the truth is much worse!
  • Teddy Bear - a young woman discovers the ghost in her house loves stuffed animals as much as she does.

and more....

The book also contains comprehension questions at the back that fit any story. Four story starter prompts let students create their own scary stories!

It's perfect as a graded reader, a fun Halloween treat, or a the beginning of a writing unit for students to create their own scary stories.

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This is an EPUB formatted ebook that can be read on most ereader devices. Follow your device or app instructions to import it or search for "How to Read EPUBs on [DEVICE NAME]. Alternatively, there are free ereading programs for PCs such as Adobe Digital Editions.

There is also a PDF printable version here!

Total Pages
44 pages
Answer Key
Does not apply
Teaching Duration
Lifelong tool
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).

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