1. We started by reviewing the questions students had worked on yesterday regarding “The Deathtrap”. Everyone completed their questions and had full responses to share in the discussion. Great work!
2. Next, we watched a little Disney montage of cartoon scary stories with eerie music about monsters and ghosts being invited out to play tricks on people. It set the tone for the poem we were about to read titled “The Witch of Coos” by Robert Frost.
3. We read through the poem aloud fully once and then went back to piece together its parts and figure out whose bones were in the cellar and if they even existed at all. Could it be the guilty conscience eating away at the old woman?
4. Lastly, we had a very enthusiastic and involved discussion about things mysterious and unknown like odd dreams, deja vu moments, and hearing things we shouldn’t. Everyone took a turn sharing a scary story that’s happened to them. Now they have to try to come up with a scary legend or ghost story to tell to the class orally for Tuesday. We’re going to find the darkest corner of the school, gather round with a flashlight for special effect, and see how high the goosebumps will rise!! This is their first assignment and I would like their rough draft handed in, but they will be evaluated on the beginning of their story, their effective ending, and their effort in making it a haunting experience for their classmates. We’ll see what creative stories they come up with! Maybe I’ll have one of my own to share….  

Enjoy this little video of spooky things.

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