2. American Slang: HOOKED
• Definition: Addicted; to like something so much
that you need it every day.
I'm really hooked on the bread from
Galicia.
3. What are Urban Legands
• Urban Legends Stories that describe
unbelievably __________ events. Often start
out like a true story, but always get around to
something unbelievably bizarre, ___________,
and horrifying. Take place in
_______________ settings (homes, schools,
offices, hotels, shopping malls, freeways, etc.)
Characters are ___________ people; usually
said to be someone you know.
• familiar; bizarre; ordinary; comic
4. An Urban Legend should look like this …
• A familiar beginning just like any other story.
• Something unfamiliar (shocking!) happens!
• People react to the event in the way they
know how .
• Weirdness explained … in a way that make
readers go “whaaat?”
