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American Halloween

A presentation to introduce students to American-style Halloween.

I had some free time, so I made this to introduce my junior high kids to Halloween. You'll likely need some transation help from your JTEs, so go over the presentation with them beforehand if you have time. I would add personal anecdotes to go with the pictures, depending on how much time you have. If you're making a whole class of this, go to YouTube and search for "Halloween parade" and "Halloween light show" to get some videos that will really wow the students.

Have fun!

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    Submitted by Gaijingaiden September 27, 2024 Estimated time: 15-20 minutes
    1. dshr331 September 28, 2024

      This is nice! The only feedback I would give is "girls like to dress as __" and "boys like _." As it reinforces gender stereotypes. It's better to introduce it neutrally like "Some popular costumes are witches, fairies... OR cowboys, etc..." I think it's more fascinating for the students to dress up so silly and outrageously at all. Putting down gender barriers just puts a damper on the excitement.

    2. mmakuniru October 2, 2024

      This is exactly what I needed, thank you!

    3. LangLiaison October 7, 2024

      Seeing that gender stereotypes are real, I support your use of that.

    4. ashizurimisakimajo October 7, 2024

      Some of this is very useful, but the AI art at the end is really, REALLY leaning into the uncanny valley. It just looks weird.

    5. James Ikuei October 24, 2024

      The art if fine, the boy/girl costumes are fine, its a really good presentation!

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