Oct. 28, 2009: A Halloween Scare

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Activities:

1. Paste Halloween pictures from the newspaper on a piece of paper. Draw a Halloween scene around them.

2. Look in the TV section for shows about something scary. Circle one you would like to see.

3. Circle different ways to send messages to people in the newspaper. Put a star by the two you think are the most efficient.

4. How did these things make "The War of the Worlds" broadcast possible: (a) few TVs, (b) war in Europe, and (c) interest in science and technology?

5. Ask friends to tell you about the scariest movie they've ever seen. What made it so scary?

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Students understand how stories and artistic creations influence behavior of people living in a particular culture. (Social Studies: Culture)
  
  (standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)