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Lesson 13:
The Headless
Hessian

Grade 4 | Unit 7: American Revolution

Our Learning
Goals

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Reading

Writing

Take-Home

Material

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What are our learning goals?

I can recognize Washington Irving as a famous early American
writer and retell the tale of the Headless Horseman from
Sleepy Hollow.

I can write a concluding paragraph for the cause and
effect essay.

Unit 7, Lesson 13: The Headless Hessian

Reading
About It

Unit 7, Lesson 13: The Headless Hessian

The Road to Independence

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Take-Home

Material

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Unit 7, Lesson 13: The Headless Hessian

Whole-Group Reading,
Chapter 8

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Vocabulary

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bewitching

abound

switch

dread

laden

suitor

Vocabulary

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formidable

burly

woo

splendor

The Big
Question

Why do people believe
a headless horseman
haunts the village of
Sleepy Hollow?

Unit 7, Lesson 13: The Headless Hessian

Multiple Choice

When can we infer that this story is set?

• Before the Revolutionary War

• Shortly after the Revolutionary War

• During the Civil War

• During the time of Westward Expansion

Multiple Choice

What do you think it means that the valley "abounds with local tales, haunted spots, and twilight superstitions?"

• The valley is full of local tales, haunted spots, and superstitions related to twilight.
• The valley is an empty wasteland with no stories or superstitions

• The valley is a bustling city with no time for tales or superstitions
• The valley is a peaceful meadow with no history of tales or superstitions

Open Ended

What is something we learn about Ichabod Crane in the paragraphs on p. 64 and 65?

Open Ended

Why is Bram Bones a "formidable" suitor? Cite evidence from p. 66.

Multiple Choice

What does this sentence mean: "Whenever a crazy prank occurred in the neighborhood, people whispered that Brom Bones must be at the bottom of it."

• The neighborhood is known for its peaceful environment
• People suspect Ichabod Crane is behind the pranks
• People suspect Brom Bones is behind crazy pranks in the neighborhood.
• Brom Bones is a hero in the neighborhood

Multiple Choice

Who does the ending imply knows what happened to Ichabod Crane?

• Rip Van Winkle
• Katrina Van Tassel
• The Headless Horseman
• Brom Bones

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Discussing the
Chapter

Multiple Choice

Why do people believe a headless horseman haunts the village of Sleepy Hollow?

• The village was cursed by a witch
• The horseman is a real historical figure
• The villagers made up the story to scare children
• The area is full of tales, haunted spots, and superstitions.

Multiple Choice

Why would Brom Bones want to scare Ichabod Crane?

• To teach him a lesson about manners.

• To borrow money from him.

• To get Ichabod to leave town so he could marry Katrina.

• To ask Ichabod to help him marry Katrina.

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What word are we learning about?

dread

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Unit 7, Lesson 13: The Headless Hessian