Ghost stories 2 sentence + sensory poem

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

Halloween

Which words do you associate
with Halloween?

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

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?

Get approval from your teacher before posting your story on padlet.

padlet.com

Final assignment

Read the other stories on Padlet and rate them 1-5 stars

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