Suspense Analysis With Horror Shorts Activity (Distance Learning)
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- This incredibly flexible horror genre study unit will turn students into masters of foreshadowing, suspense, mood, and more with fun, engaging, and creepy tales! Students will learn about the horror genre, then read three scary stories, before exploring writing a horror narrative themselves.This uni$13.55$16.94Save $3.39
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Engage students (both off and online!) with horror short films and turn them into suspense experts! This suspense analysis activity helps students learn about suspense and how artists create it in their work. Use this before studying any horror story and students will better be able to analyze suspense in literature!
In this activity, students will watch a collection of horror short films. For each, they'll evaluate how suspenseful they found the film and analyze the techniques used by filmmakers to create tension in the audience. Analyzing suspense through film first will help students later understand how authors like Stephen King or Edgar Allan Poe are able to build suspense in literature.
This Google Resource Includes:
- Suspense Analysis Worksheet
- Printable PDF
- Fillable PDF
- EDITABLE Google Doc
- List of Recommended Horror Shorts (with links)
- Teacher Guide
- Example
Be sure to check the preview to see the list of horror shorts, worksheet, and teacher guide before purchasing!
Use this lesson in-person by having a class viewing party of each of the short films. These shorts are so fun to watch together! Your students will be laughing, jumping, and critiquing as a whole class. However, you can easily assign this remotely, too. Simply add the links to your online classroom and upload the worksheet format that works best for your online classroom.
Other Resources You May Enjoy:
- Horror Genre Introductory Slideshow Lesson: Use this lesson to set up this activity
- "Popsy" by Stephen King Horror Story Study: Designed as a follow-up to this lesson
- "Out of Skin" by E. M. Carroll Horror Story Study: An excellent comic-style horror short story worth studying!
- "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl: This short story is an excellent deep-dive into foreshadowing in the horror genre.
- Personal Horror Narrative: After students have studied the horror genre, you can assess their understanding by having them write a creepy story of their own
- 2-Sentence Horror Stories FREEBIE: Students will write a creepy tale in only two sentences
- "Nicholas Was..." Holiday Analysis and Activity: Read this dark twist on a usually upbeat Christmas-time myth before writing a 100-word story
- Author Study Writing Project: Give this project a creepy twist by only letting students choose from horror authors
***This resource is contained within a Google file. Included are NON-EDITABLE PDF files. Before purchasing, please review the preview to make sure this resource supports your and your students' needs. The whole resource, with the exception of any answer keys, are included in the preview.