Ghost stories 2 sentence + sensory poem

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-6

Halloween

Which words do you associate
with Halloween?

Goals for today

* You can write a terrifying tale

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

* 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...

Close your laptops.

Definition

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

(Merriam Webster)

Urban Legend

Ernest Hemmingway

contest:

write 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

Some examples

Example #4

"The last person on earth sat in a room.

There came a knock at the door."

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 

Or....

write a scary poem

Scary Poem

Write a scary poem

In pairs

Use a sense (vision/hearing/smell/taste/touch)

maximum 8 - 10 lines

Peer revising

After you have finished your first draft , swap your work and revise each other's work.

Follow  4 steps to provide feedback on:

1. use of sensory details

2. use of verbs (werkwoorden)

3. use of nouns (zelfstandig naamwoorden)

4. own input

 

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

2. What verbs did the writer use? Circle the verbs in the two sentence horror story /poem  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/ Scary poem 

Use the feedback to revise your work and write a

second draft

Finished with you second draft?

Hand it in.

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