Monsters, Ghosts and Other Things That Go
“Boo!”
ACTIVITY 1
 Congratulations!
You have just been selected to create a new monster for an
upcoming scary movie. It is your own personal creation.
Include the following:
1. Name and description of the monster.
2. Favorite thing to eat and do.
3. Where it lives and why.
Write a brief biography about the experience your monster has in
scaring people.
ACTIVITY 2
Brainstorm in your group to think of and list all the
supernatural and unnatural creatures and people. Classify them in as many different ways
as you can. Can you think of some unusual ways to classify them?
Examples – color and size.
ACTIVITY 3
You have just started your own business. This isn’t just any
ordinary business. You offer people a very valuable service. You are the proud owner of
Rent a Ghost. There is one problem that you are facing right now, and that is, sales are
low. It is your job to turn things around and get more people aware of your services.
Your job is to design a brochure listing all your available
ghosts, describing their haunting habits, appearances, special talents, and hourly rental
fees.
The brochure should be at least 1 page both sides.
ACTIVITY 4
What are nightmares?
Brainstorm all the reasons that you think cause people to have nightmares. Classify
nightmares into categories or types.
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What do you think is the most common type of nightmares people
have?
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Make a list of nightmares that people might have and ask the
students in your group and in the class what nightmare they think is the most common. Or
you could do a survey.
ACTIVITY 5
This activity uses reading selections that the students will
read. There is an excellent book called One-Minute Scary Stories written by Shari
Lewis and Lan O’Kun. Also there are several sites on the internet where you can find
personal accounts of spooky things that have happened to people.
Reading Passages Responses:
1. What would you do as the author to change the plot? Give specific
details.
2. If you could re-write the ending to the story what would you change?
3. State your opinion about the story. List 3 examples from the story
to support your opinion.
4. Explain how the author uses fear and horror to scare the reader.
ACTIVITY 6
View the black and white original Dracula film after discussing ways
that people are scared and what their fears are about. Also discuss why people pay to go
see movies that scare them and why we are so fascinated with this type of thing.
Film: Dracula (1931)
1. List five techniques used by the director to project the idea of
terror.
2. State the various sound effects used in the film. Explain the
importance of the use of these sounds.
3. Animals are used to demonstrate terror in the film. Name the animals
and state their importance to the film.
By Gerry McDougald
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