Halloween

With Halloween quickly approaching, and plans to head to Sleepy Hollow for the weekend, my excitement led to an extra post of Halloween goodies!  Enjoy!

Halloween Links

·         A Ghost Story – Fun story that uses e-mail, text, video, and phone calls to involve the reader - http://www.homeaghoststory.com/

·         American Folklore: Halloween - http://www.americanfolklore.net/halloween.html

·         Halloween is Here - http://www.halloweenishere.com/ghost_stories.html

·         Halloween Web - http://www.halloween-website.com/scary_stories.htm

·         Writing Scary Stories Lesson Plan - http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/6799.aspx

·         History of Halloween - http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/halloweenhistory.php

Edgar Allan Poe

·         Annabel Lee - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swrriM1vuk8

·         Pit and the Pendulum Rap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmn79SoZ4-k

·         The Raven: dramatic reading - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7MV39iivFE&feature=related

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

·         Disney version – 30 mins –  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhV4HDGJg5Y&feature=related  

·         Shorter version – 13 mins –  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqEi3SO3gPE

·         Story Text - http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/LegSle.shtml

·         Wikipedia Article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow