english-teacher

1. What do you learn about the real Sleepy Hollow? How did it become popular?

2. Analyse this clip. What gives the scene a Gothic feeling?

3. Contrast the attitudes of, respectively, Constable Crane and the village elders. What elements make this a parody?

4. Can you tell the story of the Headless Horseman?

5. What is the legacy of Washington Irving’s classic tale?