Description

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving is the perfect short story legend for any suspense or horror short story unit or to use with the Disney classic film. This unit can also be used for any movie or story version of that holds true to the basic plot and characters of the legend.  If students engage in all the activities this unit should take about a week to complete.

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow resurfaces every year around Halloween Washington Irving’s 1820 tale of a headless horseman who terrorizes the real-life village of Sleepy Hollow is considered one of America’s first ghost stories—and one of its scariest.”- History Channel

Items included are:

1. Word Cloud: A pre-reading or pre-viewing word cloud to help students predict what might happen in the story and engage them in the story’s outcome.
2. Characterization chart for Ichabod Crane
3. Characterization chart for Brom Bones
4. Characterization chart for Katrina Van Tassel
5. Venn Diagram comparing Ichabod Crane to Brom Bones
6. A plot structure diagram to help students identify important parts of the storyline.
7. An exit ticket to summarize the story
8. An extended writing activity: where students create their own ending of the story.
9. Character Chat Text: to show understanding of character conflict
10. 3 Instagram templates to help students understand important moments in the story
11. A Missing Poster for Ichabod Crane and a rough draft template
12. A word search with a secret message: “Happy Halloween” is spelled out when students find all the words.
13. Google Forms Sleepy Hollow Story Plot Quiz (8 questions, 10 points, self-grading)

What Are Teachers Saying About This Resource?

“My students love this resource! Very engaging and keeps my students interested!”

“I really appreciated using this to help with story structure, plot and reading the story.  Thank you!””

“Excellent resource! Very engaging for my 7th graders. They absolutely loved the word cloud worksheet!”

“Fun for Halloween!”