“The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”

Vocabulary in Context: read the sentence then make a prediction about the meaning of the underlined word

1.  The boy could sense the antagonism of the crowd and tried to locate even one friendly face.

Definition: (noun) active opposition or tension

2.  Feeling pressured by the crowd, he nodded his assent, although he wanted to disagree.

Definition: (noun) agreement

3.  Fear contorted his face; he was almost unrecognizable.

Definition: (verb) twisted; disfigured

4.  Unaware of the tension, the young boys and girls began converging on the ice cream truck in one large group.

Definition: (Verb) crowd around; surround

5.  She showed her defiant attitude by refusing to join in their activities.

Definition: (Adjective) with an attitude to resisit

6.  Although there was no evidence that could incriminate her, she knew that the crowd could still find her guilty.

Definition: (verb) present proof of guilt

7.  To think that he could change the mind of the crowd was overly optimistic and unrealistic.

Definition: (adjective) extremely hopeful, positive

8.  The revelation at the end of the play surprised the viewers, who had no idea what was coming.

Definition: (noun) the revealing of something; (the act of revealing) a renewed thought

9.  You’re standing here all set to crucify, all set to find a scapegoat—all desperate to point some kind of a finger at a neighbor.

Definition: (noun) a person to bear the blame

10. Almost everybody has one or more idiosyncrasies that people who don’t have them would consider “weird.”

Definition: (noun) differences; peculiarities

Elements of Scary stories

Directions: Write the definition of each element of a scary story

1.  Suspense – a state or feeling of excitement/anxiety about what might happen next

2.  Conflict- problem

3.  Setting- Where & when a story takes place

4.  surprise ending An ending that is unexpected

5.  foreshadowing Warning or indication of a future event

6.  plot twist A change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot of a novel, television show, play, movie, etc.