Halloween online quest

General information
This video can be used as an invitation to your Halloween lesson, helping students familiarize themselves with the lesson's
format. You can find it in the 'Extra materials' for the lesson.
It is recommended to use a laptop for a better experience.
The quest can be utilized for both individual and group lessons:
For individual lessons, send the link to your students and inquire if they can use a laptop/tablet for an enhanced
experience.
For group lessons, divide the group into teams or pairs and share the link in the chat. One person in each team or pair can
share the screen, but all team members should collaborate on completing the tasks. This can be turned into a challenge to
see which team or pair finishes the quest faster. Use Zoom breakout rooms to facilitate the division of the group and
moderate students switching between rooms.
Alternatively, the group can work together to solve the quest.

Main idea: You are invited to an old mansion for a Halloween party. You explore the house and complete various tasks. At
the end, you reach the final room and have the option to choose from four fun games to play for the remaining time.

It would be helpful if you could try completing the quest before the lesson so that you can assist your students more
effectively.
 tasks overview: 1 and 2
1.Introduction. Read the instruction. You can
turn on the music for a better experience and
ambiance. Click 'Go' to proceed to the next
task.
Questions for discussion.
2.Speaking task. Read the words of the
mansion's butler. Click the buttons below to
see the questions for discussion. They are
general questions about Halloween. Students
discuss the questions with their
partners/groups. The teacher switches
between the breakout rooms to moderate the
conversations. As soon as they are done with
all 6 questions, they click the 'Enter the house'
button and proceed to the next task.
task overview: 3
3. Halloween ‘2 Truths and a Lie’. The next room hides the next challenge. Please read the instructions attentively.
Students need to carefully examine the room for hidden clues. Click on the places where clues are placed (the
pointer will change from an arrow to a hand when hovering over these spots) and read them. There will be 3
Halloween facts provided (2 true and 1 false). The task is to identify which one is false and click on it. Clicking on
the false fact will reveal an explanation of why it's false and a secret number.
Make sure to record all 10 secret numbers as you find them. Once you have all of them, add them up to calculate
the secret code needed to unlock the door to the next room. Click on the door. You will see a lock; enter the code.
The button 'Next room' will appear. Click on it.

*If locating all the hidden clues is too challenging, you can click on the pointing hand button located in the top right
corner to reveal their locations.

The next slides contain all 10 cards with facts, explanations, and answers.

All the places with hidden The code is: 5478

clues are marked with crosses.
 task overview: 4
4. Evolution of Halloween Costumes. Read the instructions in the next room and click the 'Continue'
button.

You will see a timeline with photos and years. Click ‘+’ and read the tooltips attentively for
information about different time periods from the 1910s to the 1990s and examine the photos.

Click the 'Continue' button to proceed to the task.

Read the instructions. Click in the middle of the white rectangle and read the year. Then, click on the
corresponding photo of the costume that was popular at that time. If you get it wrong, you will lose
one of your three lives. Try again to select the correct photo. If you lose all three lives, you will see a
restart button to begin the task again.

Click the 'Continue' button to proceed to the next room.

Check the next slide for the answers and the text from the tooltips.
 task overview: 4
1920. Look creepy and hide your identity. While people used makeup and costumes to
take on different personas, it was usually a homemade effort. The only commercial
costumes available in the early 20th century (1910s-1920s) were paper masks or aprons
for children. The goal wasn’t necessarily to look like a ghost or a goblin, but to look creepy
and hide the identity of the person beneath the mask.
1930. Children’s entertainment. In 1930s as Halloween became more about entertaining
children and keeping children occupied, the costumes became things that children
enjoyed. This included characters from popular radio shows, comics and movies, like
Mickey and Minnie Mouse. These costumes represented things that children might have
1 2 3 4 5
seen and enjoyed, rather than an abstract expression of night.
1950. Box costumes. In the 1950s, mass-produced box costumes became more
affordable, so more kids began to use them to dress up as princesses, mummies, clowns
or more specific characters like Batman and Frankenstein’s monster. There were cowboy
costumes, and there were also the type of “Indian costumes” that Native Americans
found offensive (and still find offensive).
1970. Masks rule. Plastic and rubber masks were all the rage in the 1970s. Instead of
wearing a full body costume, people would get masks and themed shirts to match. Most
Answers:
of the masks worn for the DIY Halloween costumes revolved around the themes of
1 - 1920. Look creepy and hide your identity.
The order of the
famous music icons, TV series, and movie characters.
1980. Sci-fi is great. In 1980-1990s major fantasy and sci-fi movies had a big influence,
2 - 1930. Children’s entertainment. photos is
too. Fans dressed up as C-3PO, Darth Vader and Princess Leia from Star Wars, and kids
3 - 1980. Sci-fi is great random each
4 - 1950. Box costumes.
particularly liked dressing up as the titular alien in E.T.
5 - 1970. Masks rule. time.
task overview: 5
5. Pumpkin Grammar Challenge. Your next challenge awaits
outside. 12 pumpkins are blocking your path, and you must clear the
way. Click on any pumpkin to complete a task. If you answer
correctly, you can proceed to the next pumpkin. There are 12
pumpkins, each with its task. Once you've cleared your path, click
the 'Continue' button.

You can find the tasks and their answers on the following slides.

*Remember to refresh the page using the button in the top

right corner after completing the task. This ensures that
when you return, the pumpkins will reappear.
1 2

3 4
5 6

7 8
9 10

11 12
 task overview: 6
6. Halloween rebuses. The next task is not too challenging and will be enjoyable, especially for
those who love rebuses. Your students should carefully read the instructions and drag the
Jack-o'-lantern to uncover hidden rebuses. They need to write their answers in private
messages to you. Once you've confirmed that all 7 words are correct, they can proceed to the
next challenge.

werewolf haunted house

phantom frightening

full moon spooky cauldron

 task overview: 7
7.Video task: 'Who Invented Pumpkin Carving?' The next challenge is a video comprehension task.
Read the instructions when you get to the next room. Click 'Go.'

Watch the video and complete the task on the right. You can do it while watching or after the video. The
correct answers will be highlighted in green, while the incorrect ones will become blurred.
Click 'Continue' once you've answered all the questions correctly.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO.

final slide with games
Gartic Phone can be enjoyed with four or
more people and is a fun drawing game for
groups. The teacher needs to send the link for
the game room to the group. You can watch a
short explanation and tutorial on how to play
here.
Skribbl can be played even with individual
students. The teacher should send the link for
the private room to the group or student. You
can even use custom words (only related to
Halloween) - just select the 'Use custom
words only' option and insert the words
before starting the game. Here is an optional
list of Halloween words: pumpkin, ghost,
witch, vampire, werewolf, bat, spider,
mummy, zombie, cauldron, haunted house,
candy, skeleton, costume, Jack-o'-lantern,
coffin, broomstick, tombstone, full moon,
candy corn, black cat, scarecrow,
Frankenstein, goblins, trick-or-treat.
Two other games are available on Genially
and include the rules.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!