Timer- “Witch Doctor”  David Saville (2:23 – 1958)

10/19/17

Do Now- 

1. Use the prompt below to work on your own story or draw a picture of what you’re visualizing.

   I always thought my cat had a staring problem – she always seemed fixated on my face. Until one day, when I realized that she was always looking just behind me.

   Share with your partner

• SLT-

  • SLT- I can read and analyze horror stories in a variety of ways.

  Breakdown: Circle Verbs, Underline Nouns

Mini-Lesson

• Review Horror Story Task Half Sheet In Depth

Class Work 

• Use “boxes and bullets” or a “double entry journal” to record evidence of Elements Of Horror in the story.
  • Write down the story title
  • Focus on just the following Elements of Horror – How does this story use ______
    • Mood, Dark Side of Life, Plot Contains Frightening or Unexpected Events
  • Find quotes or paraphrase chunks of text that support your thinking. (3-7 bullets depending on the length of the story)
  • Summarize the story in your own words.
  • Write your own adaptation of the short story for HW.
• Extra-
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QpckSLz-hw
• HW

• 30 Minutes of Reading, 2-3 Sentence Reaction/Summary, 1 Page of Independent Writing – Horror Stories Encouraged.