Halloween

Halloween

by Curtis Worden

Spain, 2014

History

Where did it begin

The Celtics

Celebrated their New Year on November 1st

The CelticsHalloween marked end of harvest

Start of Winter

Dark, cold time of year associated with humandeath

Samhain

October 31st

Believed ghosts of the dead returned to Earth

Made huge bonfires - sacrifice crops to the dieties

Coming to America

Late 1800s, Irish immigrants

Changed tradition to neighborhood gatherings

Trick or Treat

Less superstitious

Jack-o´-lanterns

Began in 1600s

Platform for Creativity

Costumes

Partner Costumes

Class Survey

On a scale from 1 to 5...

I like watching horror films

I don´t like sleeping in complete darkness

If I saw a spider in the shower, I would scream

What makes a story SCARY

Plot

Villains

Setting

...but most importantly

The writing

Word choice

Suspense

Tone

What words are scary

cry, shriek, crash, evil, dark, eery,

graveyard, terrible, chilling, quiet

howl, rumble, scream, crash, sudden

Write your own story

In a paragraph or two, write a short story or scene that could be in a horror film

...or a goosebumps book

Write your own story

describe the setting

describe the villain

make it suspenseful, edge of your seat

Use scary words