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A Christmas Carol - The Story
Thirty-six pages familiarize scholars with the story and vocabulary of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. After reading and listening to an abbreviated version of the holiday tale learners show what they know about the sequence of...
K20 LEARN
Ichabod and Brom - Two Wild And Crazy Guys: Characters' Differing Perspectives
After reading Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," class members compare the characteristics of Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt. Next, they read an article about ghosts that supposedly haunt the campus of Oklahoma...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Theme Analysis in A Christmas Carol
Why does Charles Dickens have Ebenezer go from scrooge to light-hearted and generous? From "Bah, humbug!" to "God Bless Us, Every One!" After rereading Dickens' preface to A Christmas Carol, learners analyze quotations from the tale that...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Scrooge as He is Revealed during the Ghostly Experiences
Readers learn how to use both direct and indirect characterization clues provided by Charles Dickens to understand the complexity of Ebenezer Scrooge's character. Scholars collect evidence of comments Scrooge hears, how he responds to...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Language Analysis Based on Stave 1
Class members meet the original scrooge, the Dickens character whose name has become synonymous with a cold-hearted, tight-fisted, miser. Using the provided worksheet, readers closely examine context clues to determine the meanings of...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Vengeful Verbs in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”
It's time for pupils to read, examine, and contemplate literature to explore the difference between vivid and generic verbs. Pupils distinguish between the two types of verbs as they read the ghost scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet. They...
Reading Through History
Reading with a Purpose: Haunted Houses
Boo! Whether you're easily scared or enjoy a good fright, a reading passage on haunted house attractions is a great addition to a Halloween-themed unit. Learners read a short informational passage before answering multiple choice,...
Novelinks
The Graveyard Book: Student Questioning For Learning Strategy
Questioning a text is a very effective way for kids to develop their reading comprehension skills. Designed to engage all class members, a reading activity prompts pairs to develop and share their own questions about the ending of Neil...
Novelinks
The Graveyard Book: Concept Analysis
Neil Gaiman's award winning children's fantasy novel, The Graveyard Book, is the focus of a literary analysis overview. Those new to the novel can decide whether the book is appropriate for whole-class discussion or as a book circle...
Curated OER
Scary Stuff
Fourth graders interview community members for a newspaper, design a business brochure, write a disappearing ghost story, and try their hands at monoprinting. This series of three lessons combines art, journalism, and creative writing....
Coloring Squared
Halloween Ghost Advanced Division
Get in the Halloween spirit and practice math skills with a color-by-numbers learning exercise that—when all division problems are solved—uncovers a ghost appearing behind a gravestone that reads R.I.P.
Curated OER
Dark Name-Play in Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book
Explore the symbolism of characters' names in The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. This fantasy children's novel lends itself to symbolism and many parallels with other works of literature and time periods. Names of the ghosts and...
SparkNotes
Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen: Study Guide - Mini Essays
For this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts. Students may check some of their answers online.
Curated OER
Poetry: "Seven Types of Shadow"
Students examine the way ghosts are portrayed in films and literature. In this poetry lesson, students listen to the first five stanzas of the poem "Seven Types of Shadow" read by U A Fanthorpe on The Poetry Archive website and discuss...
Curated OER
Ghosts Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Ibsen's Ghosts. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Funny Exercise
In this ghosts and vampires worksheet, students match riddles about ghosts and vampires to their answers. Students complete 6 riddles total.
Curated OER
Ghost Acrostic Poetry
In this Halloween language arts instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem regarding ghosts using the letters GHOST.
Curated OER
Alphabet 4
In this literacy worksheet, students color all the pictures that end with the letter t. There are several illustrations to identify in the activity.
Curated OER
Ghostly Post Puzzle
In this holiday worksheet, students find the words that are related to Halloween and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
The Only Thing We Have To Fear...
Students explore the appeal of fear in today's society and beliefs about the paranormal, specifically ghosts. They create a survey to be distributed throughout the school regarding beliefs in ghosts and other supernatural beings and forces.
Curated OER
Colorful Ghosts
In this ghost worksheet, students color the various ghosts red, orange, pink, blue, purple, and green. This can be used as a Halloween activity.
Curated OER
Help the Ghost Find the Haunted House
In this Halloween maze, students trace a path to help the ghost find the haunted house. This is an easy uncomplicated maze for younger students.
Curated OER
Halloween Patterns
In this mathematics worksheet, students cut out the four pictures at the bottom of the sheet. Then they continue each pattern with one of the pictures cut out.
Curated OER
Take Heed, Scurvy Dogs!
Students examine the use of ghosts in shipping stories. As a class, they assign roles and they act them out in a play. They make it seem as if they are in danger on their voyage and work together to create a script. They ask questions...