All Hallows' Eve: How Halloween Got Its Name
Students read a nonfiction passage about how Halloween got its name, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a passage explaining where the word Halloween came from.
- Find details about All Saints' Day, the apostrophe, and Robert Burns.
- Explain why the long phrase shortened into the word we use today.
- Describe the time-order structure the author uses to tell the story.