This lesson is about the author and what made this novel so unique.  What was the cultural background? Ever heard of Geoffrey Crayon? What was happening in America during the time this story was written? We will also dive into some of the difficult vocabulary posed in the book. The story should be read by the end of this week. 

 Using Freytag's Pyramid, we will analyze (dissect) The Headless Horseman and deconstruct the elements of a good story. (Setting, Rising Actions, Climax, Falling Actions and Conclusions)  Did Washington Irving use all of these elements?  Where there multiple plots and climaxes in the story? (sub-plots) 

 To have a magical story, we have to throw a few important elements of style into the cauldron: -ly adverbs, clauses, quality adjectives and strong verbs.  A variety of sentence openers will also be discussed to make your writing more "ghoulish." 

 This lesson is all about creative writing.  How do you make a storyboard?  How do you brainstorm?  What approach do you want to use as an author?  The final project of the week is your own spooky story using all of the elements we discussed in our unit.