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Halloween Narrative Writing Prompts & Activities - Write a Scary Spooky Story

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This was such a great resource for Narrative writing! It was a super fun way to include all the elements of writing! This solved the "I can't think of what to write about problem!" I am going to buy the entire bundle! This was great!
This is my FAVORITE Halloween resource! My students LOVE this activity! It is fun, sparks creativity, and has the cutest design. MUST HAVE!!!!
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Description

Nothing beats a SCARY STORY‍ to get students excited to write stories that keep their readers on the edge of their seats. This Halloween Writing Unit has everything needed to write a super spooky story!

Click on the PREVIEW to see everything that is included.

What’s our SECRET SAUCE? It's a blend of CHOICE and TOOLS.

Gone are the days of everyone responding to the same writing prompt. Students are offered a buffet of plots, settings, and characters. They have the FREEDOM to concoct a story that is guaranteed to spook their audience. They don't have to respond to the same writing prompt.

The graphic organizers help your students plan and organize their stories, develop their characters, and use descriptive words in their writing. Keeping students engaged in writing is foolproof when they are given choices and the tools to plan and write a great scary story.

THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF MY WRITE A STORY GROWING BUNDLE. CHECK IT OUT TO SAVE OVER 50% $$$

This resource is perfect for use in writing centers or for whole-class teaching. You will love these narrative writing prompts because each student will write an original story. No two will sound the same! Your students select the setting, problem/plot, and characters for their story, then write their own unique narrative, which makes sharing their final work exciting and fun!

In this Halloween Writing Center: Write A Spooky Scary Story, you will find:

✏️ How To Write a Scary Story PowerPoint

✏️ 9 Scary Story Setting Cards

✏️ 14 Scary Story Problem Cards

✏️ 24 Scary Story Character Cards

✏️ 27 Scary Story Item Cards

✏️ Sensory Words Graphic Organizer

✏️ My Very Scary Story Map

✏️ Scary Story Summary Graphic Organizer

✏️ Scary Story Checklist

✏️ Scary Story Writing Rubric

✏️ Writing Papers

✏️ A Scary Story poster for your center

✏️ Word lists for sensory words, vivid verbs, spooky words, character traits, transition words, and emotions

CHECK OUT ALL MY WRITE A STORY UNITS HERE:

Included in the packet is everything you need to set up a Halloween or Scary Story writing center in your classroom or with distance learning. The instructions and links for Google Slides are included in the Distance Learning Guide that is a PDF and included in your download.

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Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

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