Unit One : Horror
Unit Overview
Unit Overview
Major texts:
Major texts:
Selections from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
Get Out, by Jordan Peele (movie script)
Unit Outcomes
Unit Outcomes
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
Differentiate between explicit and implied questions.
Answer explicit and implied questions using a text.
Make inferences about an image.
Explain how understanding the genre can help a reader.
Create warrants of the horror genre.
Questions we will explore together...
Questions we will explore together...
In this horror unit, I'd like you to consider this COMPELLING QUESTION:
In this horror unit, I'd like you to consider this COMPELLING QUESTION:
What makes something scary?
To help you form an opinion about the compelling question, we will explore these SUPPORTING QUESTIONS:
To help you form an opinion about the compelling question, we will explore these SUPPORTING QUESTIONS:
Why do people like to be scared?
Important vocabulary you'll need to know...
Important vocabulary you'll need to know...
Academic Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
Hierarchy
Explicit
Implied
Genre
Warrant
Content Vocabulary
Content Vocabulary
Horror
Supernatural
Paranormal