High School Reading Passage and Questions About Horror Movies

Introduction

Keep your high school kids engaged with this nonfiction reading passage, questions, and writing prompts about one of the most horrific killers of all time! Ed Gein's actions were depicted in the horror movies Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs.

Objective

Use to enhance reading abilities and to answer comprehension questions.

Steps for use

• Read 3-page story

• Work 9 discussion questions and discuss

• Have students complete both writing assignments

• Use as Printable pdf. file

• Link to Google Slides

Grades

For grades 10 -12.

Use this resource with:

• Gifted and talented students or those in the regular classroom

• For early finishers

• Fun Friday

• Language arts activity between novel studies

• Before a break

• Around Halloween

• To change of class routine

• Whole Group

• Small Group

• Partner Work

• Independent Work

• Emergency Sub Plans

Answer Key Included

Standards

Reading

CCRA.R.1
CCRA.R.2
CCRA.R.3

CCRA.R.10

Writing

CCRA.W.1
CCRA.W.10

File Types

• Printable Pdf. Files

• Link to Google Slides

Number of Pages

10 Pages and Digital Worksheets