The document provides instructions for an assignment where students will work in groups to generate questions about how different cultures celebrate Halloween by comparing readings and videos. They will create posters with their questions and evidence to support their understanding. Students will then present their questions to the class and compare how various countries celebrate Halloween by filling out a chart.

1. October 31st of every year!

2.  CA Content Standard for 9th graders:
Generate relevant questions about
readings on issues that can be
researched.
Objective: Students will be able to
compare and contrast about how
different cultures celebrate Halloween.

3.  I would like students to generate
relevant questions about the readings
and videos discussed about Halloween.
 Students are to be paired in groups of up
to five people. Students should have
questions on their poster boards with
evidence to support their evidence.

5.  Types of questions:
 Questions that fellow classmates can
elaborate on
 Questions that allow students to clarify deep
meanings and understandings
 Questions that students may assume about
Halloween
 Questions that allow a lot of evidence to be
given to support answers

6.  Clarify where Halloween originated from
by viewing this video-
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw4
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7.  How do different cultures celebrate
Halloween similar to the American
culture?
 Similiarities: ________________
 Differences: ________________

8.  Elaborate on how you celebrate Halloween
and be prepared to share it with the class.

9.  Be prepared to answer a lot of questions and
give positive feedback to other students!
 Students should be fully prepared with their
presentations in order to provide their
answers in a confident manner

10.  At the end of the presentations, we will
record on a chart of how each culture
celebrates Halloween.

11. Country How do they celebrate
Halloween?
1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Canada
4. China
5. Czechoslovakia
6. England
7. France
8. Germany
9. Hong Kong
10. Japan
11. Korea
12. Mexico
13. Sweden