Ghost stories

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-5

Halloween

Halloween

Goals for today

* You have practiced with writing a terrifying tale

* You have practiced using a thesaurus

* You are able to use adjectives and adverbs to create a descriptive plot

* You have provided useful feedback to your peers

Have your ever heard of an Urban Legend or Urban Myth?

YES

NO

Explain in your own words what an urban legend or myth is...

Definition 

"an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true."

(Merriam Webster)

Urban Legend

Ernest Hemmingway

$ 10,- 

a scary story in only six words

He won with these lines:

"For sale, Baby shoes, Never worn"

Your turn!

* Two sentence horror stories

* The challenge is that your terrifying tale can only be two sentences long!  

Some examples

Example #1

Some examples

Example #2

Some examples

Example #3

Brainstorming

Your two sentence horror story must have a setting, characters, and a descriptive plot, just like a full-length story, so do some brainstorming:

WHO - Who are the main characters? How are they described in the story?

WHAT - What is the scary story about? What is the problem?

WHEN - When does this story take place? What is the time of day, time of year or season, and is it set in the past present or future?

WHERE - Where does the story take place? How is the setting described in the story?

WHY - Why is the main character in danger? Is it resolved?

Two Sentence Horror Story

First Draft

You want to be sure your two sentence horror story has vivid details, strong verbs, and specific nouns

Use a thesaurus to find stronger verbs and specific nouns

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus 

Peer revising

Swap your paper with a peer who will complete the next steps.

1. Where does the writer need to add sensory details to describe sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches? Underline any parts of the two sentence horror story above where the writer could add sensory details.

2. What verbs did the writer use? Circle the verbs in the two sentence horror story above and then list them below with suggestions for stronger verbs that could be used instead. For example, looked could be replaced with stared. Use a thesaurus to help you.

3. What nouns did the writer use? Box the nouns in the two sentence horror story above and then list any below that you think could be more specific. For example, car could be replaced with a specific make and model like a ‘68 Mustang Convertible? List them below.

4. Any other comments or suggestions?

Two Sentence Horror Story

Second draft

Finished?

Finally, get approval from your teacher before posting your story

padlet.com

Final assignment

Read the other stories and rate them 1-5 stars

https://padlet.com/stk12/g9ucagr0090s7gnr

What do you take away from this lesson? Name (at least) 2 things: