Unit One : Horror

Unit Overview

Major texts:

Selections from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz

Get Out, by Jordan Peele (movie script)

Unit Outcomes

At the end of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Differentiate between explicit and implied questions.

  2. Answer explicit and implied questions using a text.

  3. Make inferences about an image.

  4. Explain how understanding the genre can help a reader.

  5. Create warrants of the horror genre.


Questions we will explore together...

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:

Why do people like to be scared?


Important vocabulary you'll need to know...

Academic Vocabulary

Hierarchy

Explicit

Implied

Genre

Warrant

Content Vocabulary

Horror

Supernatural

Paranormal