High school Halloween unit plans

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Grades:

7th - 10th

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Halloween French Activities - Core/Immersion

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Super Simple Sheets

PERFECT FOR CORE FRENCH OR IMMERSION! This product was designed to cover a variety of strands and expectations in the core/immersion French curriculum, while being a fun and engaging unit on Halloween.There are a variety of activities, including reading comprehension and oral communication, and a fun game of LOTTO to play with your class or in small groups. Le vocabulaireD’où vient l’Halloween?Les mots correspondantsLes dialogues (oral communication/drama presentations)Une histoire de l’Hallowee

Subjects:

French, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3rd - 10th

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

Psychotic Short Stories -- Literary Analysis Mini-Unit

Created by

Arik Durfee

This full unit contains a variety of activities for studying "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, and "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl. The unit could be great for Halloween, but you could teach it any time of the year. It contains everything you need to have your students analyze three creepy and haunting short stories from great classic authors, including the following: * A FULL-TEXT version of "The Tell-Tale Heart" as well as... - A four-page vocabula

Subjects:

Halloween, Short Stories, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Teach with Mark and Elyse

Also included in: MY FULL STORE! - A bundle of every single product I have

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Unit - 2 Weeks - Washington Irving Short Story, CCSS

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This is a fun 2 week unit plan for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Whether you need a unit during the Halloween season or you're simply looking to study an early work of classic American literature, this is a fun storyline for students to analyze. Students will: Participate in engaging PowerPoint sessions, read the text (included), engage with the rich vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences about themes supported with evidence, use a viewing guide as they watch

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PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Activities

Grades:

8th - 12th

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CCSS:

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Also included in: Washington Irving Bundle - 3 Units - Rip Van Winkle, Sleepy Hollow, Christmas

Creative Writing Unit Plan for Gothic Fiction and Horror (Google Drive)

Created by

Inquiring Mind of the English Teacher Kind

Save time without sacrificing rigor in the high school Creative Writing classroom with this low-prep, Common Core-aligned unit plan and these all-inclusive resources for engaging students fully in the narrative writing process. Materials are made for Google Drive. (Alternatively, printable versions are available.) Included are the following:A detailed, standards-based unit plan articulating the unit's transfer goal(s), essential question(s), enduring understanding(s), learning target(s), academi

Subjects:

Halloween, Short Stories, Vocabulary

Grades:

9th - 12th

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CCSS:

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Also included in: High School Creative Writing Complete Semester Curriculum and Materials Bundle

Psychotic Short Stories TWO -- Literary Analysis Mini-Unit

Created by

Arik Durfee

This full unit contains a variety of activities for studying "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe and "The Judge's House" by Bram Stoker. My first "Psychotic Short Stories" unit quickly became one of my best-selling products. But the stories in the first unit are more geared toward middle-school students. This "sequel" unit contains higher-level short stories better suited for high-schoolers. The unit could be great for Halloween, but you could teach it any time of the year. It contains everythi

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Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Teach with Mark and Elyse

Also included in: MY FULL STORE! - A bundle of every single product I have

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Unit - 2 Weeks - Robert L. Stevenson

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This is a fun 2-week unit plan for Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Engage your students through a study of one of the most classic horror stories in literature. Whether you need a unit during the Halloween season or you're simply looking to study this classic Gothic novella, this is a fun storyline for students to analyze. Students will: Participate in engaging PowerPoint sessions, read the text (included), collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, mak

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Literature

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

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Also included in: Halloween Literature Units Bundle: Sleepy Hollow, Tell-Tale Heart, Jekyll & Hyde

The Pit & the Pendulum Activity Bundle

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This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale of terror and torture, The Pit and the Pendulum. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the story's themes, characters, vocabulary, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This activity bundle provides a week's wort

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Grades:

9th - 12th

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Around the World With Mrs C

Suspense Mini Unit - Gothic Mini Unit - Limetown Season One

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Are you short on time but want to teach suspense to your high school students? Use this READY TO GO mini unit to help students think critically about what keeps a reader engaged in a story and then practice their own suspense writing. The main focus text is season one of the narrative podcast Limetown and how the creators build suspense in this short 6-episode work. I personally love to use it during the month of October and use Halloween as a day to showcase student work! Other texts analyzed

Subjects:

Halloween, Poetry, Reading Strategies

Grades:

9th - 11th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Full Year High School World Literature | Multi-Cultural and Thematic Curriculum

We Annotate Because We Care - "The Raven"

Created by

Arik Durfee

In this unit, perfect for Halloween or a larger unit on Poe, students will create an annotated version of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and then present or publish their final draft. This Common-Core-aligned assignment gives students an opportunity to practice doing a close reading. Close reading asks each student to use all they’ve learned about poetry, poetic devices, word choice, symbols, theme, mood, and even research to decipher the meaning of Poe’s most read poem, “The Raven.” INCLUDE

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Grades:

9th - 12th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

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The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat Literature Guide BUNDLE

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Halloween, Literature, Short Stories

This resource bundle features two comprehensive and cohesive literature guides and final compare/contrast essay assignment for use while reading The Tell-Tale Heart and The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe. The activity bundle provides an excellent basis for comprehension and vocabulary acquisition for the short stories and encourage students to think critically about plot structure, literary elements, figurative language, unreliable narrators, perspective, and the superstitions within the stories.

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Grades:

7th - 10th

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Unit Plans, Assessment, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.8.1

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, RL.8.6

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Frankenstein Abridged Story with Questions & Activity Mini Unit

Created by

Ms Finchy

This digital resource contains a link to an online pdf of the abridged version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Abridged and adapted by T. Ernesto Bethancourt. Students click on a monster head to read the story in its entirety and then they move throughout the google slides to answer chapter questions and complete activities related to the plot of the story. Included:chapter questions for each chapter of the storyCharacter analysis for the monster and doctor FrankensteinPlot sequencing timeline C

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Reading

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Teach with Mark and Elyse

CCSS:

RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

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, RL.8.2

, RL.8.6

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The Fall of the House of Usher - 5 Day Unit - Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe

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This is a 1-week unit plan for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," one of his most famous Gothic short stories. Whether you need a spooky story during the Halloween season or you're simply teaching through the works of Edgar Allan Poe, this is an engaging story for students to analyze. Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, learn the literary devices through a PowerPoint presentation and analysis, demons

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Grades:

8th - 12th

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CCSS:

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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Bundle - 3 Units - The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher Activity Bundle

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This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for Edgar Allan Poe's tale of the original haunted house, The Fall of the House of Usher. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the story's themes, characters, vocabulary, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This activity bundle provides a week's

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Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Literature

Frankenstein Novel by Mary Shelley - Complete Unit (Word & PDF versions)

Created by

Jeffery Williams

Updated Unit. Keys included for all Study guides, graphic organizers, quizzes, Final Exam, and close read/multiple choice questions. Group and individual projects. There are over 90-questions on the final exam with 2 essay prompts and a creative write (pick and choose - create your own). Provides Notes for each chapter, Mary Shelley's Biography, and a look at the Gothic and Romantic Eras. Two PowerPoint presentations (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein & Art Movements in Shelley's Time) Editable Wo

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Grades:

9th - 12th

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Study Guides, Unit Plans, Literature Circles

Solve the Mystery | Argument Writing Grades 9-12 | Fun Engaging ELA Activity

Created by

The Certified Teacher

Engage your students with this fun mini-unit where they solve a mystery and then write an argument to support their version of events! "What happened to Jim Williams?" is a mystery surrounding the death of Jim Williams. Students are provided evidence via Angie's statement, a crime scene photo, and an autopsy report and must gather evidence to answer the question: was Jim murdered, or was he the victim of an accident? This is a great activity around Halloween time, or just a fun activity to suppl

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Writing-Essays

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Halloween, Literature, Short Stories

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The Landlady by Roald Dahl — Short Story Analysis

Created by

Chomping at the Lit

Have your class complete a literary analysis of the eerie short story "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl.This resource includes:anticipation strategy (PDF)academic vocabulary with graphic organizer (Powerpoint and PDF)background on the author and setting (Powerpoint)literary analysis questions (PDF) two creative writing assignments for after reading (Powerpoint and PDF)answer key (PDF)editable copy of the reading questions (Word Doc)This story is great if your class is studying horror stories or if yo

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Grades:

6th - 11th

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CCSS:

RL.8.1

, RL.8.2

, RL.8.3

, RL.8.6

, RL.8.9

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Also included in: Halloween Gothic Short Stories Bundle - Reading Comprehension

Masque of the Red Death Activity Bundle

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This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale of plague and pestilence, The Masque of the Red Death. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the story's themes, characters, vocabulary, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This activity bundle provides a week'

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Grades:

8th - 11th

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Write Horror Shorts- 2 Stephen King hooks & Creative Writing Supports

Created by

Trustworthy Teacher

My students are engaged by horror and anything weird and wonderful! This unit works really well around Halloween and can be used throughout the year too. Although high school students are sometimes nervous to do creative writing, it motivates and liberates them to be creepy! This unit is the best possible way for students to apply all of those literary terms they have learned. They realize literary terms are actually the building blocks of any story. I even enjoy the marking of this unit!This

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Unit Plans, Assessment, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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CCSS:

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Mystery Writing Workshop – ELA – Reading, Activities, Guides, & CCSS Rubrics

Created by

The Language of Educational Art

How are mystery stories taught? What are the elements of mystery writing? Unpack the "mystery" of creative mystery narrative writing with your students with L-EA's no-prep Mystery Writing Workshop. My scaffolded activities teach the art of mystery writing from appreciation and analysis to planning and publishing!Writing mysteries is great natural practice for learning all of the important elements of narrative structure: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, climax, and conclusion. These

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Unit Plans, Activities, Independent Work Packet

Grades:

6th - 9th

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CCSS:

Also included in: Creative Writing Workshops BUNDLE – Secondary ELA – 6 Genres w/ CCSS Rubrics

The Black Cat Activity Bundle

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This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for Edgar Allan Poe's gruesome tale, The Tell-Tale Heart. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the story's themes, characters, vocabulary, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This activity bundle provides more than a week's worth of material to

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Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Writing-Expository

Halloween independent reading Activities Unit Sub Plans crafts Early finishers

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Luna Magic Resource

Halloween theme math & writing icebreaker game BUNDLE activity, November, September, August, Autumn themed writing craft activities, Halloween English language arts morning work reading for an early finisher, Halloween culture food celebrate phonics main idea centers activity NO PREP, Halloween vacation Boo, spooky, spider, pumpkin, witch, candy bag, classroom substitute unit plan, Fall themed brain breaks Classroom Management, ... This game is great for ages: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11

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Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: Halloween BUNDLE math puzzle worksheets icebreaker game brain breaks low no prep

The Tell-Tale Heart Activity Bundle

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This resource features a bundle of all of our lesson plans, materials, and activities for Edgar Allan Poe's gruesome tale, The Tell-Tale Heart. Each product is thoughtfully crafted and allows students to think outside the box by delving deeply into the story's themes, characters, vocabulary, and plot development. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. This activity bundle provides more than a week's worth of material to

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Grades:

8th - 11th

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