7th Grade Halloween Handouts

Transform your middle school ELA classroom with this comprehensive bundle of 12 highly engaging short story units. Each unit is meticulously designed to provide a full week of dynamic lessons, complete with detailed plans, interactive slides, a choice activity board, Socratic seminar questions, three STAAR-aligned essay prompts, a film vs. text Venn diagram, and the text PDF. These short stories will captivate your students and enhance their literary analysis skills, making learning both fun and meaningful.

Included Short Stories:

1. The Most Dangerous Game
2. Sorry, Wrong Number
3. The Hitchhiker
4. The Way Up to Heaven
5. Lamb to the Slaughter
6. The Landlady
7. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
8. Harrison Bergeron
9. Examination Day
10. The Pedestrian
11. All Summer in a Day
12. There Will Come Soft Rains

Bundle Features:

1. Comprehensive 5-Day Lesson Plans: Each story unit includes a detailed five-day lesson plan, ensuring a structured approach to teaching. Lessons are aligned with educational standards and include clear objectives and outcomes.

2. Interactive Slides: Engage your students with interactive slides that guide them through the story, provide context, and facilitate discussions. These slides are designed to keep students focused and involved.

3. Choice Activity Board: Each unit comes with a creative choice board, allowing students to demonstrate their understanding through various projects such as writing an alternate ending, creating a comic strip, designing a literary brochure, and more.

4. Socratic Seminar Questions: Encourage critical thinking and in-depth discussion with six thought-provoking Socratic seminar questions for each story. These questions help students delve deeper into the text and analyze its themes, characters, and literary elements.

5. Three STAAR-Aligned Essay Prompts: Each unit includes three essay prompts (argumentative, correspondence, and informational) that are aligned with STAAR standards, helping students practice their writing skills and prepare for standardized assessments.

6. Film vs. Text Venn Diagram: Enhance your students' analytical skills with a film vs. text Venn diagram activity. Students compare and contrast the short story with its film adaptation, focusing on key similarities and differences.

7. Text PDF: Each unit comes with a PDF of the short story, making it easy to provide students with the text for reading and annotation.

Why Choose This Bundle?

• Engaging Content: These short stories are highly engaging and perfect for capturing the interest of middle school students. The diverse selection of stories includes suspense, science fiction, dystopian themes, and more.
• Comprehensive and Ready-to-Use: Save time with ready-to-use lesson plans, activities, and resources. Each unit is designed for easy implementation, ensuring you can focus on teaching and engaging your students.
• Develop Critical Thinking: The activities and discussions included in each unit promote critical thinking, literary analysis, and deeper understanding of the text.
• Flexible and Adaptable: The bundle provides flexibility in teaching, with a variety of activities and assessment options to suit different learning styles and classroom needs.

Perfect for middle school humanities teachers, this bundle offers everything you need to deliver engaging and effective ELA lessons throughout the year. Enrich your curriculum and inspire your students with these timeless short stories and comprehensive teaching resources.

Unleash your students' creativity with this Halloween-themed writing bundle!

This engaging resource combines narrative writing and persuasive writing prompts to inspire your students' imaginations and hone their writing skills.

What's Included:

• Narrative Writing Prompts: Spooky and fun prompts to encourage students to write creative stories.
• Persuasive Writing Prompts: Topics related to Halloween that require students to argue their point of view.
• Writing Templates: Optional templates to provide structure and guidance for students.
• Rubric: A scoring rubric to help students assess their writing.

How it Works:

1. Choose a Prompt: Students select a narrative or persuasive writing prompt.
2. Plan and Write: Students brainstorm ideas, develop a plot, and write their story or persuasive piece.
3. Revise and Edit: Students review their writing for clarity, coherence, and grammar.
4. Share and Reflect: Students share their work with classmates and receive feedback.

Benefits:

• Engaging and Fun: The Halloween theme makes writing more exciting and enjoyable.
• Improves Writing Skills: Helps students develop their narrative and persuasive writing abilities.
• Sparks Creativity: Encourages students to think outside the box and create unique stories.
• Promotes Critical Thinking: Challenges students to analyze and argue their point of view.

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Do you need a fun worksheet for students to practice their solving equations skills? This equation activity is great for any time of year, but especially around Halloween. Students solve the equations and draw the Monster piece by piece according to their answers. The final result is a full monster to enhance their holiday spirit. Also included is a modified guided version for students who need more guidance to work independently. Great for inclusion.

Included

Monster Equations worksheet (Guided Version Included)

Answer Key

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Halloween season is upon us, and it’s almost time to break out the bats, spiders, and spooktacular Halloween activities in the classroom. It’s always fun to bring a bit of the holiday into the room with Halloween writing prompts, storytelling activities, and Halloween games for kids. We’re here to help you bring all of those spooky words into your content with Halloween vocabulary word wall flashcards and word search puzzles.

This Halloween word wall includes creepy words for your students to use in their writing and storytelling assignments and even games (word search and matching games). Print out these Halloween word wall vocabulary cards and cut them. Stick them up around your room or create a Halloween word bulletin board display to immerse your students in the content-specific vocabulary. Make your students busy at home or in class.

What's included:

• Word Serch puzzles and Matching Games
• Flashcards

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16 Halloween coloring images with holiday word banks that include: Cats Bats Dracula Frankenstein Ghosts Pirate Pumpkins Trick or Treat Witches Zombies and more... Includes Suggestions For Use sheet and template to create your own vocabulary word bank. Upper levels can use for poetry and contest writing. Fun way to assess writing skills in an ELA classroom. Grab a blanket and flashlight, turn on the lighted pumpkin, and have a classroom read-around of Halloween stories!

Find the surface area and volume of cubes, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, cylinders, cones, square pyramids, triangular pyramids, and spheres by using geometry formulas. 40 problems total. 2 sets. Each set has 20 problems, 1 blank student worksheet, 1 student worksheet with one sample answer, 1 teacher answer sheet in color, and 1 teacher answer sheet in ink. Grade 3-10. Use for Halloween, or any time of the year. Prep Free! Independent!

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French Halloween can be a fun theme to teach to beginner-level French learners! This engaging and low-prep unit of 32 bingo cards with 30 different Halloween terms is perfect for teachers who are looking to boost their teaching! Save paper and ink when printing - each page contains 4 different bingo cards & BW version is included as well!

This product includes:

- Vocabulary cards / Calling cards (colored)

- 32 bingo cards (colored)

- Vocabulary cards / Calling cards (black&white)

- 32 bingo cards (black&white)

Vocabulary list:

1. un hibou

2. un chapeau de sorcière

3. un balai

4. un chat noir

5. un chaudron

6. un bonbon

7. un sac de bonbons

8. un fantôme

9. une araignée

10. un œil

11. un cercueil

12. une potion magique

13. une toile d'araignée

14. une chauve-souris

15. un épouvantail

16. un crâne

17. la lune

18. un vampire

19. un déguisement

20. une maison hantée

21. une momie

22. un squelette

23. un zombie

24. une citrouille

25. une sorcière

26. un ver de terre

27. un monstre

28. une boule de cristal

29. une sucette

30. les bottes de sorcière

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Introducing these Festive Autumn Pumpkin Halloween Treat Tags to use this October. These printable Pumpkin Halloween Trick or Treat Tags for Students are the perfect way to decorate your Halloween bags. This cool pack features 10 unique designs each adorned with a cute pumpkin image and a different quote. The warm tones of oranges and greens capture the essence of the season and create an inviting atmosphere. Whether you attach them to treat bags, goodie bags, or use them to add a touch of Halloween spirit to assignments, these tags are the perfect addition to your classroom. These tags are easy to download and print, allowing you to effortlessly incorporate a festive touch into your activities. Simply print, cut and share the joy with your students.

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This resource features an engaging, Halloween-themed worksheet to help students practice identifying figurative language. This can be given at the start of class, end of class, for homework, as part of an emergency substitute plan, or in a stations activity. Kids can never get enough practice with figurative language and this is the perfect worksheet to work on during this spooky holiday!

Terms Used:

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Oxymoron
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• Allusion
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Idiom

Included in this product is both a color, black and white, and digital version.

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⭐ Fall Themed Figurative Language Task Cards

⭐ Thanksgiving Figurative Language Practice

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Comprehensive Dahl Exploration: This bundle combines three of Roald Dahl’s most compelling stories, each presented in a detailed ELA unit designed to engage middle school students. Perfect for an author’s study, this bundle allows students to analyze Dahl’s unique narrative style and recurring themes across different works. From the mysterious escalations in "Way Up to Heaven" to the unsettling undertones of "The Landlady" and the darkly comic "Lamb to the Slaughter," students will appreciate Dahl’s mastery in crafting suspense and surprise. This bundle is an excellent resource for end-of-year activities, sub plans, or a focused thematic unit on one of literature’s most intriguing authors.

1. Way Up to Heaven ELA Unit

Description: Explore the suspenseful realms of Roald Dahl’s "Way Up to Heaven" with this detailed ELA unit. This package includes engaging slides for easy teaching, a structured Socratic seminar to foster deep discussion, comprehensive lesson plans for effective learning, and versatile choice board activities to cater to diverse learning preferences. Students will delve into thematic analysis, character study, and the craft of writing through guided essays and creative projects.

2. The Landlady ELA Unit

Description: Dive deep into the chilling story of "The Landlady" with this complete ELA unit. It features dynamic slides that enrich the narrative experience, a Socratic seminar to enhance critical thinking, and a choice board that offers creative and analytical options like comic strips and alternate endings. Additional essays and activities, including a film comparison using a Venn diagram, make this unit perfect for a comprehensive study of narrative techniques and thematic development.

3. Lamb to the Slaughter ELA Unit

Description: Unpack the intrigue of Roald Dahl’s "Lamb to the Slaughter" in this all-inclusive ELA unit. This resource provides detailed slides for seamless instruction, engaging seminar guidelines to discuss the complexities of the plot, and a range of activities including a choice board for student-driven projects. The unit also includes tailored essay prompts and additional activities that encourage a deeper understanding of the story’s themes and Dahl’s distinctive writing style.

Bonus:

Includes in-depth character analysis across three stories and synthesizing essay prompt with graphic organizers!

Engage your students in a creative writing activity that combines imagination, persuasion, and argumentation. This resource provides students with a compelling prompt to write a persuasive letter to their parents, arguing why their witch should remain a permanent member of the family!

What's Included?

• Customize the witch's face to match their imagination.
• Start with opinion and reasons.
• Continue to write the essay.

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Make your ESL classroom look different from a regular education room by Considering these English Halloween Vocabulary labels!

Each label takes up 1/4 of a page so they are nice and big, but not too obtrusive. There are 48 words for a total of 12 pages. Check out the preview in the pictures. They each feature the English word in big, bold black letters. To help aid meaning, I've included illustrations.

They can be used with a Halloween theme, for sight reading, story ideas, picture/word linking, and other literacy activities.

These pages list 48 Halloween words featured in other resources that you may like:

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➡ Halloween Flashcards - Word Search Activity Bundle

➡ Multilingual Halloween Vocabulary Flashcards Word Wall Labels
➡ Halloween Vocabulary Flashcards Word Wall Labels

➡ Halloween Word Wall Vocabulary In English
➡ Halloween vocabulary Bingo Riddles Game - Halloween Party Activities for kids

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Fall Halloween Bundle

Over 150+ activities included in 9 packets for Fall and Halloween fun!

Descriptions:

Activity Packet 1: Halloween Coloring Sheets

40 pages

Halloween fun with 40 coloring sheets (nothing scary!) of:

pumpkins
scarecrows
friendly ghosts
haunted trees
haunted house
Dracula
Frankenstein
and more...

Non-controversial and with lesson plan ideas to encourage coordination, multi-tasking skills, writing, listening, reading, storytelling, puppet theater, and more. Great for introducing Halloween as a friendly holiday.

Activity Packet 2: Eerie Writing Prompts

21 pages

Eerie story starters to get your students in the mood for writing scary stories! Great visuals with one liner story starters. Colorful and imaginative prompts for creative writing practice and peer workshopping.

Includes:
Perhaps we could become friends...
Two eyes peered back at me...
I've had a very interesting life!
Come closer...
Let me tell you how I ended up here...
C'mon out...there's nothing to be afraid of!
Meet my new friend
The eerie glow of the pumpkin...
I know what you did!
Have a seat and let me tell you my story!
The howl of the wolf scared me.
Something went bump in the night
I started up the winding road...
The blaze lit up the night's sky...
Let me show you my castle!
"Help!" screamed the principal.
We found the shipwrecked boat...

Great Halloween writing prompts for practicing creative writing, storytelling, and peer workshopping skills!

Activity Packet 3: Get Fit Action Story: Frank N. Stein’s Haunted Horse

15 pages

Get students exercising and moving as they follow along with Frank N. Stein's move to a new neighborhood, where he finds new friends to help make his house a home. Action words include:

looked around
moped
juggled
skipped rope
frown
blow
shivered and shook
dropped to the ground
ran
slammed
quiver
danced
stood still
knock
jump
shook hands
waved
stepped to the right
boogied to the Monster Mash
shouted,
“Happy Halloween!”

Practice/assess coordination, comprehension, fitness, following directions, listening, and sight words with Get Fit Action Stories. Use for daily warm-ups, rainy day indoor activities, PE, reading, and learning styles. Fun and enjoyable for all!

Activity Packet 4: Write a Scary Story with Word Banks and Coloring Images

16 pages

16 Halloween coloring images with holiday word banks that include:

Cats
Bats
Dracula
Frankenstein
Ghosts
Pirate
Pumpkins
Trick or Treat
Witches
Zombies
and more...

Includes: Suggestions For Use sheet and template to create your own vocabulary word bank. Upper levels can use for poetry and contest writing. Fun way to assess writing skills in an ELA classroom. Grab a blanket and flashlight, turn on the lighted pumpkin, and have a classroom read-around of Halloween stories.

Activity Packet 5: Wacky Wayne’s Halloween I-Spy

11 pages

10 I-Spy Halloween pictures and items to help students with basic letters, hand-eye coordination, and matching skills. Can be colored and displayed. Includes:

Ghost
Frankenstein (2)
Bat
Haunted House
Mummy
Dracula
Scary Tree
and more...

Fun matching activities for early elementary students.

Activity Packet 6: Wacky Wayne’s Fall I-Spy

11 pages

10 I-Spy handouts with fall themes. Find and match basic letters and shapes. Includes:

Scarecrows
Farm
Farmer
Pumpkins
Squirrels
Leaves
Shapes
Basic Letters
and many more...

Handouts can be colored and displayed.

Activity Packet 7: Halloween Color, Count and Match Activities

22 pages

22 Halloween themed handouts for early learners to practice math skills, such as:

coloring/motor skills
counting
holiday
matching
numbers 1-10
sight words
themes
(No controversial or scary images!)

Find the correct Halloween symbol sheet to match the handout then cut, color, and paste. Practice basic numbers and sight words recognition, as well as matching symbols. Can be used for assessment. Includes extra activities and ideas for use of handouts.

Activity Packet 8: Fabulous Fall Activities

26 pages

25 fall themed creative writing handouts, poetry sheets, coloring activities, and more for elementary grades:

Includes:
Fall Scavenger Hunt
Classmate Scarecrow (Facebook page with Scarecrow)
"F is for"
My Pumpkin Poem (writing & craft activity)
Fall Acrostic Poem
What I love about fall
Create a Fall Feast party invitation
Write a Fall Story (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Write a tongue twister (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Draw a fall scene in the camera's lens
How many words can you make from "corn and oats"
Quack! Quack! If I were a duck...
Design a sign to sell your veggies/photos
My Fall Message for You
My Favorite thing to do in Fall
Fall interview
Fall newspaper
Fabulous Fall Recipe
Fall word search
& more...

Lots of creative and engaging handouts and activities for fall fun!

Activity Packet 9: Falling Leaf Spelling Activities

18 pages

15 Fall themed scenes that provide sight word/consonant and vowel practice. Falling leaves contain letters which can be written on the lines to make as many words as possible using consonants and vowels. Color the scenes, put together letters to make words, compare answers, small team game included.

Includes:

Fall scenes: trees, scarecrows, farm, farmer, pumpkins, squirrels, and more...
Basic alphabet letters: vowels and consonants
Directions with Optional Play and Use

Great for consonants, vowels, spelling, vocabulary, and writing practice, as well as assessments.

Fall Halloween Bundle includes over 150+ fun activities!

Find the surface area and volume of cubes, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cylinders by using geometry formulas. 40 problems total. 2 sets. Each set has 20 problems, 1 blank student worksheet, 1 student worksheet with one sample answer, 2 teacher answer sheets in color (with/without background), and 1 teacher answer sheet in ink. Grade 3-10. Use for Halloween, or any time of the year. Prep Free! Independent!

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Looking for a fun and low-prep activity to celebrate Halloween & Toussaint with your beginner-level French students? This product is a bundle of word search and crossword activities that contain 32 related holiday-themed vocabulary - both come in color & BW!

This product includes:

- 1-word search activity (colored)

- 1 crossword activity (colored)

- 1-word search activity (black&white)

- 1 crossword activity (black&white)

- Answer Key

Vocabulary list:

1. hibou

2. balai

3. chaudron

4. fantôme

5. cercueil

6. épouvantail

7. déguisement

8. squelette

9. sorcière

10. vampire

11. monstre

12. bonbon

13. potion

14. araignée

15. momie

16. zombie

17. église

18. tombe

19. chrysanthème

20. premier

21. novembre

22. bougie

23. visiter

24. cimetière

25. hommage

26. mort

27. spirituel

28. rencontre

29. férié

30. froid

31. triste

32. Saints

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This printable Halloween gift tag is perfect for Halloween. These treat tags pair well with many different treats/gifts for your students, teachers, volunteers or colleagues. This pack includes 10 fun printable party tags, each featuring a cat themed design that's sure to bring smiles to your students faces. Whether you are hosting a Halloween party or simply want to give your students a special treat, these October treat tags are a wonderful choice. Crafted with convenience in mind, these gift tags are easy to print and download, making your prep time a breeze. Get ready to spread some Halloween cheer and treat your students to a dose of festive fun.

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Elements of Suspense Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8)

Description:
Dive into the spine-tingling world of suspense with this engaging lesson plan! Students will analyze the key elements of suspense—pacing, foreshadowing, red herrings, danger, and more—through guided notes, interactive activities, and media examples like film trailers. This resource is perfect for Halloween or any time you want to keep your students on the edge of their seats. Ideal for introducing or reviewing the genre of suspense.

Elements of Dystopia Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8)

Description:
Welcome to the dark side of fiction with this comprehensive dystopian literature lesson. Students will explore themes like totalitarian regimes, environmental disasters, survival, and rebellion. Using multimedia examples and text excerpts, students will analyze how these elements create powerful dystopian worlds. This resource is perfect for introducing dystopian fiction or as a review of the genre, making it a great fit for discussions on social justice or government control.

Elements of Science Fiction Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8)

Description:
Blast off into the universe of science fiction! This lesson plan introduces students to the exciting elements of sci-fi, including futuristic technology, space exploration, time travel, alien life, and parallel universes. Students will analyze these elements through guided notes, multimedia, and text excerpts. Whether you're teaching the genre for the first time or reviewing it with your class, this resource is out of this world!

Elements of Fantasy Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8)

Description:
Step into magical realms with this enchanting lesson plan on the elements of fantasy. Students will explore key components such as world-building, magical systems, mythical creatures, quests, and good vs. evil. Using guided notes and multimedia, students will be transported into the fantastical worlds of dragons, wizards, and epic quests. This resource is perfect for immersing students in the magic of fantasy fiction, sparking their imaginations and developing their literary analysis skills.

Elements of Mystery Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8)

Introduce your students to the mystery genre with this 60-minute, print-and-go lesson plan that includes everything you need to kick off a mystery unit! This engaging lesson features guided notes, teacher slides, a one-page mystery story, and answer keys. Students will explore key mystery elements, such as clues, suspects, and red herrings, and apply their knowledge by solving the included mystery. Perfect for grades 6-8, this resource makes it easy to teach critical thinking and deduction skills while introducing a fun and interactive genre.

This Halloween Add and Subtract Like Fractions set includes a student’s version and a teacher’s version. They are 20 problems total. All positive fractions. Use for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any time of the year. Prep Free! Independent! Grade 1-10.

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Transform your classroom or party space with this Halloween-Themed Editable Label & Printable Name Tags Pack. Featuring 12 spooky and fun designs, these labels are perfect for Halloween classroom decor or organizing Halloween parties. The printable pack includes rectangle, circle, and square labels, plus ABC labels and number line desk tags. Customize these printable Halloween labels easily with editable text boxes in PowerPoint, or choose the PDF version to handwrite names. Ideal for creating name tags, spooky labels, or Halloween party printables, this pack is a must-have for any teacher looking to add a festive touch.

Included:

• 12 Halloween designs in rectangle, square, and circle shaped name tags,
• ABC desk tags and number line desk tags,
• Editable PowerPoint version with text boxes,
• Non-editable PDF version for handwriting.

Here are ten ways you can use Halloween labels in the classroom:

1. Name Tags: Use editable Halloween labels as fun name tags for your students during Halloween-themed activities.
2. Desk Tags: Personalize ABC and number line desk tags with Halloween designs to decorate student desks.
3. Classroom Organization: Label storage bins, shelves or cubbies with spooky-themed labels to keep the classroom organized.
4. Reward Stickers: Turn the labels into Halloween-themed reward stickers for good behavior or completed tasks.
5. Halloween Party Supplies: Label party favors, treat bags or supplies for your classroom Halloween celebration.
6. Folder and Notebook Labels: Use the labels to personalize your student folders, notebooks, or homework files with festive designs.
7. Classroom Jobs: Assign classroom jobs using Halloween-themed labels, making the roles fun and engaging.
8. Bulletin Board Titles: Add spooky flair to bulletin boards by labeling sections with Halloween designs.
9. Table Groups: Organize your students into table groups with themed labels to identify each group.
10. Learning Stations: Mark learning stations or centers with fun Halloween-themed labels to guide students through activities.

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Looking to haunt your students' imaginations and get them excited about suspenseful storytelling? This Elements of Suspense lesson is a bone-chilling introduction or review of key suspense techniques that will leave your students on the edge of their seats! Perfect for humanities teachers, this resource brings thrills, chills, and academic skills to the classroom just in time for the fall and Halloween season.

Designed for grades 6-8, this engaging lesson breaks down the five essential elements of suspense—Pacing, Foreshadowing, Uncertainty, Danger, and Red Herrings—with fun, easy-to-understand examples, guided notes, and opportunities for practice using classic literature and media. Whether you're introducing these concepts for the first time or reinforcing them for deeper understanding, this lesson is sure to give your students a frighteningly good grasp of suspense in literature.

What's Included:

• Detailed lesson slides breaking down each element of suspense
• Fill-in-the-blank guided notes to keep students engaged
• Interactive practice with both the Tell-Tale Heart and a suspenseful twist on a popular movie trailer (ELF turned spooky!)
• Step-by-step guidance for identifying suspense in texts and media

Why You'll Love This Resource:

✔️ Engaging, spooky themes that make learning fun and memorable
✔️ Perfect for fall/Halloween, adding an eerie twist to your classroom
✔️ Adaptable for grades 6-9, ensuring a wide range of students benefit
✔️ Easy-to-use format for quick prep and effective teaching
✔️ Great for introduction or review, fitting seamlessly into any unit on suspense, literature, or storytelling

Transform your classroom into a realm of suspense and surprises this fall with this high-quality, student-centered resource. It’s a fang-tastic way to teach the art of suspense while keeping your students engaged in their learning. Don't miss out on this spine-tingling lesson just in time for Halloween!

Perfect for:

• Humanities & ELA teachers
• Fall and Halloween lesson planning
• Review or introduction of suspense techniques in literature

Let the spooky season creep into your classroom with this thrilling lesson on suspense!