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Thrills! Chills! Using Scary Stories to Motivate Students to Read
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Unit |
| Estimated Time | Ten 60- to 90-minute sessions |
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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
The Story Map interactive is designed to assist students in prewriting and postreading activities by focusing on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution.
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
This interactive tool allows students to create Venn diagrams that contain two or three overlapping circles, enabling them to organize their information logically.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 3 – 8 | Calendar Activity | October 31
Students research information on Halloween, create masks or costumes from a text they are reading, or write a narrative essay describing their best Halloween ever.
Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity | November 8
In 1847, Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula was born.
Students brainstorm the superstitions they know and small groups research one of the superstitions to determine its origin and meaning or purpose. Students can write about the superstition using the Mystery Cube interactive.
Grades 9 – 12 | Calendar Activity | September 18
Their Eyes Were Watching God was published in 1937.
Students brainstorm the kinds of stories they know and where these stories come from. Students return to these questions as they begin reading Hurston's novel.
PODCAST EPISODES
Grades K – 5 | Podcast Episode
Make your spine tingle with these spooky books for readers young and old!