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RA US 9780545452687 Classic Tales Terror
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Interactive
Read-alouds
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Interactive
Read-alouds
Classic
Tales
of
Terror
6. A
journalist
spends
the
night
in
a
museum
that
houses
wax
figures
of
infamous
murderers.
f. The
Monkey’s
Paw
Answers:
1.
The
Strange
Orchid
2.
Dr.
Jekyll
and
Mr.
Hyde
3.
The
Open
Window
4.
The
Tell-‐Tale
Heart
5.
The
Monkey’s
Paw
6.
Waxwork
As
You
Read
Suggested
Stopping
Points
As
you
read
pages
32–43,
pause
and
ask
students
to
discuss
the
points
noted
below.
Click
on
the
to
show
students
the
question
for
discussion.
Stopping
points
Prompts
Possible
responses
p.
34
The
things
that
Morris
told
the
The
White
family
was
probably
curious
about
the
magical
Thinking
Within
and
White
family
about
the
monkey’s
powers
of
the
monkey’s
paw,
even
though
Mr.
White
did
Beyond
the
Text
paw
were
sad
and
negative.
Why
not
really
believe
Morris.
They
were
probably
keen
to
test
do
you
think
they
still
wanted
it?
it
out
and
see
if
the
monkey’s
paw
could
grant
wishes.
**
p.
36
How
does
the
writer
suggest
that
The
writer
suggests
that
Herbert
will
be
proved
wrong
Thinking
About
the
Herbert
will
be
proved
wrong
because
the
paw
wiggled
when
Mr.
White
made
a
wish.
It
Text
about
not
seeing
the
money
Mr.
suggests
that
the
wish
is
likely
to
come
true
in
some
way.
White
wished
for?
***
pp.
40–42
“Don’t
let
it
in.”
Why
did
Mr.
Mr.
White
did
not
believe
that
his
son
could
come
back
Thinking
Beyond
the
White
describe
his
son
as
an
‘’it’’?
from
the
dead.
Whatever
was
going
to
walk
through
his
Text
**
door
would
not
be
a
human.
p.
43
The
way
the
story
ended
adds
to
The
writer
adds
to
the
fear
and
tension
by
not
revealing
to
Thinking
About
the
the
‘’fear
factor’’
of
the
tale.
How
the
reader
what
was
really
behind
the
door.
The
writer
Text
does
the
writer
do
that?
***
also
raises
the
urgency
by
describing
how
Mr.
White
could
hear
everything
his
wife
was
doing
to
open
the
front
door
as
he
frantically
searched
for
the
monkey's
paw
to
make
his
last
wish.
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Interactive
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Classic
Tales
of
Terror
Vocabulary
Review
the
use
of
the
following
words
in
the
text.
Definitions
are
provided
for
your
convenience.
Word
/
Phrase
Meaning
Example
absentmindedly
showing
you
are
likely
to
forget
Anne
absentmindedly
walked
over
the
little
tortoise
(p.
33)
adverb
things,
especially
because
you
are
crawling
on
the
floor.
thinking
about
something
else
interfered
deliberately
got
involved
in
a
I
was
only
trying
to
help,
but
Frank
said
that
I
interfered
in
(p.
34)
verb
situation
where
you
were
not
his
work.
needed
or
wanted
sensible
reasonable,
practical
and
showing
It
is
sensible
to
take
a
break
after
a
few
hours
of
(p.
35)
adjective
good
judgement
continuous
study.
tall
tales
stories
that
are
difficult
to
believe
We
think
that
Uncle
Bob’s
stories
about
him
being
a
war
(p.
35)
phrase
hero
were
all
tall
tales.
coincidence
when
two
things
happen
at
the
What
a
coincidence
that
both
Aaron
and
Eric
wore
the
(p.
37)
noun
same
time,
in
the
same
place,
or
same
T-‐shirt
to
Josh’s
birthday
party.
to
the
same
people
in
a
way
that
seems
surprising
or
unusual
bear
to
bravely
accept
or
deal
with
a
He
could
not
bear
being
apart
from
his
best
friend,
so
he
(p.
39)
verb
painful,
difficult
or
upsetting
suggested
they
apply
for
the
same
university.
situation
After
You
Read
Ask
students
the
following
question
and
have
them
discuss
with
their
partner
and
share
with
the
class.
1.
An
old
man
put
a
spell
on
the
monkey’s
paw
to
show
people
that
if
they
tried
to
interfere
with
fate,
they
would
regret
it.
Do
you
think
the
Whites
regretted
it?
Answer:
Accept
all
logical
responses.
Optional
Activities
Write
and
Respond
Have
students
form
pairs
and
imagine
themselves
to
be
the
writer
W.
W.
Jacobs.
They
are
to
have
the
Whites
make
a
different
second
(and
possibly
third)
wish.
How
would
the
story
progress?
Vocabulary
Worksheet
Ask
students
to
complete
the
worksheet
TR2:
Vocabulary.
After
they
have
completed
the
activity,
ask
them
to
exchange
their
worksheet
with
their
partner
and
correct
them
as
you
read
out
the
answers.
Answers:
1. a.
2. b.
3. a.
4. b.
5. a.
6. a.
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Tales
of
Terror
TR1: Tales
of
Terror
Match
the
descriptions
to
their
titles.
1. This
strange
species
of
plant
tries
to
kill
an
unsuspecting
flower
lover.
a. Waxwork
2. A
London
lawyer
discovers
that
his
client
has
two
personalities—one
pleasant
and
the
other
disturbingly
evil.
b. The
Tell-‐Tale
Heart
3. A
teenage
girl
tricks
her
aunt’s
guest
into
believing
he
is
seeing
ghosts
from
the
window
of
the
house.
He
flees
and
leaves
his
host
wondering
what
has
happened.
c. The
Strange
Orchid
4. The
narrator
kills
an
old
man
because
he
hates
the
old
man’s
freaky
eye.
When
the
police
arrive,
he
pretends
all
is
normal
until
he
hears
the
old
man’s
heart
ticking
from
under
the
floorboards
where
he
buried
the
old
man.
d. The
Open
Window
5. The
guest
tells
his
hosts
about
the
powers
of
the
dried
monkey
paw
he
has.
The
paw
grants
three
wishes
to
each
owner.
This
fortune,
however,
brings
with
it
unexpected
returns.
e. Dr.
Jekyll
and
Mr.
Hyde
6. A
journalist
spends
the
night
in
a
museum
that
houses
wax
figures
of
infamous
murderers.
f. The
Monkey’s
Paw
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Tales
of
Terror
TR2:
Vocabulary
For
each
question,
circle
the
sentence
that
uses
the
underlined
word
or
phrase
correctly.
1. a. All through the interview, the movie star told many tall tales about his efforts
b.
Sally
bought
many
tall
tales
to
give
to
her
niece
for
Christmas.
2.
a.
Jimmy
tried
to
impress
his
boss
with
creative
coincidence.
b. What a coincidence! We are both taking lessons from the same piano teacher!
3. a. Gina absentmindedly sipped her drink while staring into blank space.
b. Jack told me that he enjoyed the trip to Rome absentmindedly.
4. a. Compared to Halloween, Christmas is a more sensible season of the year.
b. A combination of a sensible diet, regular exercise and enough rest will help
5. a. The silence was too much for him to bear, so he decided to speak first.
b. You must water the grass thoroughly so that it does not bear too much.
6. a. Reynolds interfered to stop the boys from further damaging the playground.
b. When Tess was ill, she often interfered by self-‐medicating instead of seeing the
doctor.
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