The Gorp Reading Activities The following exercises are activities for before and after you read The Gorp's Gift.		"The Monkey's Paw" Short Story & Activities Read the full text of W.W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw," then analyze the story with...
The Gorp's Gift Questions These discussion questions about The Gorp's Gift are organized according to Bloom's...		Halloween People, Places, and Things A list of creepy people, places, and things that can be used as writing prompts.
Concerned Mayor Students pretend to be the town's mayor, listing ways they would promote non-violence. For use...		Arranging and Improvising with *NSYNC Arrange and improvise music using the popular music of *NSYNC.
Put Gorp's Story in Order Put Gorp's story back in order. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun safety...		Open-Ended Spooky Stories Spooky story starters for students to finish.
Gun Safety—What Would You Do? Students answer what they would do if they found a gun. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a...		"Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories Students learn how to write "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories by looking at an example of...
The Gorp's Gift Activities These activities are designed to help your reading of The Gorp's Gift, a story about gun...		Classic Tales of Horror by Edgar Allen Poe & W.W. Jacobs Full text, vocabulary words, and discussion questions for tales of horror: "The Monkey's Paw,"...
Be a Peacemaker Explain what it means to be a peacemaker. For use with The Gorp's Gift, a story about...		All Day Nightmare (Goosebumps, 42) Enrichment activities, Internet resources, and literature tie-ins related to the Goosebumps...
Have a Halloween Party Detailed instructions for hosting a Halloween Party at school with games such as Walk on the...		"The Black Cat" Play & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allen Poe's play "The Black Cat," then analyze the play with a...
Halloween Word Game Students try not to say common Halloween words as they describe typical Halloween situations to...		"The Raven" Poem & Activities Read the full text of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," then analyze the poem with a lesson...
The Gorp's Gift: Gun Safety Resources for Teachers Reading activities for The Gorp's Gift, a book which promotes gun accident prevention...		The Black Cat Vocabulary Definitions Definitions for "The Black Cat" vocabulary words.