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Yen ee Xe a Yoon tu | SPOOKY! . STORY | WRITING: Fun and interactive creative \ writing activity that will have K your students roling story dice i Ky stories. X to write spooky ere) x FL FrLirtiertierierftitiertitiliertirt4tisreiiuwilrTtse TEACHER RESOURCES Thanks so much for downloading this FREE writing lesson! In this section of the resource, you'll find a and a sample story for teaching spooky story writing. Since writing is so important, here are a few popular blog posts that you might want to check out! WAYS ny wn "1 "1 ota “Benefits " 0 BUILD . TEACHING. 3 cf heative |) NESS PERSUASIVE welling WRITERS WRITING? join ave nstrucson Aleighs reserved by author For dassroom use only bya single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product Creative writing gets “rolling” as students roll story element dice (setting, character, obstacle, and a story starter) to create a random set of story components. Once students have their story elements, they'll plan and write a spooky story as they combine each of the elements in an entertaining writing piece. Copy a class set of the ‘Spooky Story Writing Pre-Write’ and the ‘Writing Paper’ Make story element dice by cutting out each shape, folding along the lines, and taping or gluing the cube together. + You may want to make each cube a different color. Copy as many as you will need depending on how you will have students complete the story rolling. Students could roll their story dice independently, with partners, in small groups, or even at stations throughout the room. LESSON BUILD BACKGROUND + Explain to students that scary stories have the same elements as other stories (character, problem, setting). Just like other stories, the main character is faced with a challenge to overcome. However, scary stories add additional elements of a creepy setting, scary characters, and a twist or surprising element at the end. You may also want to read a scary story to students - included is “The Pink Jellybean.” It's most effective if you don't read the title and you read it aloud in a very suspenseful manner. Explain to students that they will be writing spooky stories. However, they will have a little help determining the story elements. MODEL & PREPARE + Model rolling the dice and create a mini-story with the class. + Depending on how students will be rolling the dice in your class, assemble partnerships or groups. Distribute the ‘Spooky Story Writing Pre-Write’ for students to record the story elements they roll. Copyright © 2016aln Waves Instruction Al ight reserved by auther. For dassroom use only bya single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product WRITE + Once all students have rolled each story element, lead students through the pre-write: Characters - Students will most likely use the character they rolled as the antagonist. That means that they need to create a main character. Have students add details about how each looks and acts. Setting ~ Have students consider when the story takes place and add descriptive details to increase the fear factor. Plot - Encourage students to develop their plot sequence. The key will be the twist in the story. Twists can include things like a blocked escape route, or the villain is actually the hero. Descriptions - Have students develop sensory descriptions that add to the scariness of the story. + Give students an opportunity to write their spooky story on the ‘Writing Paper.’ They can begin with the story starter they rolled. SHARE + After students have written their stories have them share with a partner, small group, or the whole class. Check out these FREEBIES: + Trick and Treat Figurative Language & Reading Lesson * Halloween Poetry Analysis + _Thanksaiving Listening Comprehension UNIT PLANS PACK + FOSTORY WRITINGUNTT + HINDI THEMAINIDEA + ICIATTVELANGUACE + DODNIYELA RH PS 6 MINI-UNITS BUNDLE! IMA CONFLICT] IRONY | THEME | MOOD | ariel eRehes FLASHBACKS 5 MIN-UNIT 3-DAYS P ANALYSIS ena TS Lisit ANALYSIS TASK Copyright © 2016 etn Waves Instrucion For dassroom use only bya single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using thio Aleighs reserved by author. The Pink Jellybean Story (Skip the title and read this aloud in a suspenseful manner to really amp up the fear factor.) At the end of a long, dark road is a long, dark path. At the end of the long, dark path is a lone, dark house. And the lone, dark house has a single, dark door. Behind the single, dark door is a long, dark hall At the end of the long, dark hall are a set of tall, dark stairs. At the top of the tall, dark stairs is a long dark balcony. At the end of the long, dark balcony is a big dark room In the big, dark room is a big, dark closet. In the big, dark closet is a big, dark door. Behind the big, dark door are some steep, dark stairs. At the top of the steep, dark stairs is a dark, dusty attic. In the dark, dusty attic is a big, dark chest. In the big, dark chest is a small, dark box. in STUDENT RESOURCES This section of the resource includes the planning pages and the writing paper for students. Get students writing all year long with these favorites! ee — : : ie | mo Be TRANSITIONS . e 10 Writing Lessons 15 Timed Writing Activities Free Writing Videos Copyright © 20163raIn Al ight reserved by auther. ut. Name Spooky Story Writing Pre-Write OBSTACLE CHARACTER STORY STARTER TS | MAIN CHARACTER - Pr CHARACTER Looks Like: Looks Like: Acts Like: Where does the story take place? When does the story take place? Describe the place. Copyright © 20168 BEGINNING The main character will encounter an obstacle or his/her worst fear. How does this happen? MIDDLE The main character will try to overcome the obstacle, but fail, How will this happen? ATTEMPT @l ATTEMPT #2 The obstacle is overcome. This is where you include a TWIST. SOUNDS SIGHTS | bh | TEXTURES =a “For dasroom use only bya single teacher. Please purchase one licensure pe tescher sng thi ((\ C) ar STORY CUBES Al ight reserved by auther. For dassroom use only bya single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product SETTING CUBE A a KS OAC AC1 SOU sm ae e © SCIENTIST OO QTY ENLonerel aa a e main . character hearsa strange noise. The main The main The main’ {character has character is | Character is to save trapped. lost and alone someon The main character is being chased The main character is stranded STORY STARTER CUBE Rage The night was black all around me. I could feel another set wet, I tried to make my way Nome. Payee Peeking through the window, my curiosity turned to horror. MoRE AUTUMN EAVoRITES CELEBRATE THE SEASION WITH POETRY ANALYSIS FLIP BOOKS Students analyze 5 jae autumn-themed sae poems in interactive SB esse ‘ TRY epee’, Ga 2 f= |ANALYSIS “_E < ‘ By 5 INTERACTIVE FLIPBOOKS sO AS SAL KEE WRIT NG WITH DETAILED WRITING UNITS Peer My LLL FSI Wei @)icay eseulianys Seve tine win Wied WRITING a ie UNIT le eee = i === HONOR VETERANS DAY WITH SET UP READING DOODLES AND porn THANKSGIVING STATIONS Celebrate a Thanksgiving- Veterans Day themed reading with a fact comprehension hunt, doodle learning stations. infographic Versions for grades 6-8 and grades 4-5 available. and solider poem! RONUS! DAILY DOODLE VOCABULARY Great news! I've included a set of Doodle Vocabulary pages that complement this lesson. The entire Daily Doodle Vocabular: resource includes |60 words! Here’s how it works: * Each week, students will learn four new words. While learning the words, they'll discover the definition, read a sample sentence, complete a vocabulary task, and then create a DOODLE or sketch based on the word. So much fun! *° After students learn the four words, they'll write a paragraph incorporating all their new vocabulary words. * These work great as daily warm- ups, homework tasks, closure activities, and/or lesson extenders. Check out the version for GRADES 3-5 HERE and GRADES 6 - 8 HERE. Both include 160 vocabulary tasks, 40 paragraph- writing tasks, answer keys, glossary and index! Copyright © 2016ain Waves Instruction Aleighs reserved by author For dassroom use only bya single teacher. Please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product _ Doodle a rickety haunted house. Rickety (adjective): Not strong or stable The old stairs were rickety and unsafe. LIST 3 THINGS THAT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS RICKETY L Uy Cauldron (noun): A large pot Petrify (verb): To make someone very afraid The witch stirred her potion in the My brother petrified me black cauldron over the fire. when he hid in my closet. WHICH OF THESE WORDS CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WERE PETRIFIED. DESCRIBE A CAULDRON? - Happy = Black - Large - Cast iron - Quick - Soft a dle something " WERE Tf you fake pictures of these activities, T'd love to see them! a Just fag me @brainwavesinstruction or email mel Follow these for all the lates} news! © Copyright 2020 Brain Waves Instruction. All rights r for student or teoe ‘erved Permission -opy pages specifically designed Ise by the original purchaser or licensee. The reproduction of any other p. is product is strictly prohibited Pr in ony form (even a ral Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), ying ony part of this product and/or placing it on the Int 1

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