Scary Stories for English Class
About this ebook
Want to introduce your ESL students to some great American urban legends?
Looking for quick and easy reads for the horror lover in your class?
This collection of 16 classic creepy stories or urban legends are just the thing! Don't worry, they're classroom-safe with minimal gore or blood and maximum suspense and twist. A few are even funny or a bit touching. Introduce your class to:
* The Hook - two friends drive off ripping the hook off of a hook-handed killer who was about to attack them
* Don't Turn on the Lights - a college students' roommate is killed while she's in the room
* The Last Ride - a boy who died on a Ferris wheel surprises a new fair worker
* The Warning - a woman thinks the man flashing his high beams at her is a killer, but the truth is much worse!
* Teddy Bear - a young woman discovers the ghost in her house loves stuffed animals as much as she does.
and more....
The book also contains comprehension questions at the back that fit any story. Four story starter prompts let students create their own scary stories!
It's perfect as a graded reader, a fun Halloween treat, or a the beginning of a writing unit for students to create their own scary stories.
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About the author
I am a teacher and award-winning materials writer from Connecticut who began his career in 2001, teaching in the Peace Corps in the South Pacific. Since then, I've taught alll over Central Asia and then back in the US. My students have been a diverse group, including Russian oil executives, Afghan high school students, and Chinese video game champions. As a writer, I began selling lesson plans and activities on my blog in 2007. I publish my own books and lesson plans, write for publishers, copy-edit, and design activities and lesson plans for language schools, including online lessons as well as face to face classes. Clients for writing and editing have included Oxford University Press, Macmillan, Pearson, Compass Publishing, 2LTI Testing and New Horizons Language Schools.
