"Popsy" by Stephen King Horror Story Study | Printable & Digital
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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 uniPrice $13.55Original Price $16.99Save $3.44
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Introduce your students to the horror genre with "Popsy" by Stephen King! This short story brings the deliciously creepy world of Stephen King to the classroom while challenging students to use their inference skills.
Stephen King is automatically a name that engages students. As soon as you introduce "Popsy," they'll be excited to read.
With this "Popsy" by Stephen King Horror Study, students will first read and analyze the text using the included reading questions. These include a mix of basic comprehension, analysis, and inference questions.
After students have read and understood "Popsy," they will be tasked with a short, argumentative writing assignment in which they must answer, "Who is the real monster in 'Popsy?'" This short writing assignment provides quick writing practice and a second look at Stephen King's story.
The included Teacher's Guide breaks down how to teach "Popsy" either way with some additional instructional tips and links to the story and audio.
Both the "Popsy" reading questions and the included writing reflection assignment require students to use textual evidence.
This lesson is highly flexible! Use it in the classroom or entirely remotely with both printable and digital student worksheets. Either way, you have an engaging, no-prep short story study!
This "Popsy" by Stephen King Horror Story Study includes:
- Teacher Guide
- Reading Questions
- NON-EDITABLE Printable PDF
- EDITABLE Google Doc
- Reading Question Answer Key
- Writing Reflection
- NON-EDITABLE Printable PDF
- EDITABLE Google Doc
- Writing Reflection Rubric
- EDITABLE Google Doc
- EDITABLE Google Sheet (for easy upload into Google Classroom)
Please note that only the resources marked editable can be modified. Please look at the preview prior to purchase to be sure this lesson is right for you and your students.
Teaching horror? Grab my HORROR STUDY BUNDLE and save or check out:
- Horror Genre Study Introductory Lesson: This is a great lesson to introduce the horror genre
- Suspense Analysis with Horror Shorts: Use this before reading to make sure students understand suspense
- "Out of Skin" by E. M. Carroll Horror Story Study: This comic-style short story is another great example of horror 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, assess their understanding by having them write a horror story of their own.
- 2-Sentence Horror Stories FREEBIE: Students will write a creepy tale in only two sentences.
***This resource consists of NON-EDITABLE PDF and Google files within a Google Folder. In order to access your purchase, you will need to give Teachers Pay Teachers access to your Google Drive. Before purchasing, please review the preview to ensure this resource supports your and your students' needs. The whole resource, with the exception of any answer keys, is included in the preview.
