1. Bell Work
What Halloween traditions do we have in the United States? What is your family doing for Halloween this year (any time in October)?
*If you don’t participate in Halloween, does your family have any fall-related traditions?

2. Halloween Around the World
Informational Text Jigsaw

3. Learning Target
I will become an expert in a country’s Halloween traditions & folklore and teach it to my break out group.

4. What Are We Reading About?
What Halloween is like in other countries:
Do they celebrate? Why?
What do they call Halloween?
Origins/History
How do they celebrate?
Traditions
Similarities/differences to the U.S.

5. Countries Egypt Scotland Ireland Canada Japan Italy Mexico Romania
Germany
France
Cuba
Philippines
Scotland
Canada
Italy
Romania
Great Britain
Austria
China

6. Assessment
This assignment will be scored in the following areas for your report card:
Research /Reading Informational Text
Summary
Teaching & note-taking
Group work: Personal Management

7. Step 1 - Research
Research online to find information about your country’s traditions, history, etc.
Take notes & cite sources
Web address
Name of webpage & article
Author
Published or updated date

8. Helpful Websites Key search terms: History of Halloween
Halloween around the world
Halloween in ______
Origins of Halloween
Websites
History.com
Mentalfloss.com

9. Step 2 – Expert Groups 1. Meet with your expert group
2. Discuss what is important or interesting about your country
3. Make sure you all have the same answers on the notes.

10. Step 3 - Summary
Use the template to write a summary about your country at your desk
Type paragraph on Google Docs
Read the summary to see if it flows smoothly

11. Steps 4: Break-out Groups
Teach your break-out group about your country
-Share interesting or important details
-Go over notes
-You may read summary
2. Listen & take notes on the other articles