Halloween Common Core W.7.3 resources

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

CCSS:

, W.6.3e

, W.6.4

, W.7.3e

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Scary Story Writing Picture Prompts Mystery Narrative Story Starters

Created by

FullShelf Resources

Spooky stories narrative prompts with photos and word banks for reluctant writers and writers of all abilities in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grade (Upper Elementary and Middle School). Ideal to inspire horror or mystery stories with eerie setting descriptions for Halloween this October or throughout the year (as there is no direct mention of Halloween). There are 20 NO PREP (or laminate to reuse) full-page creative writing story starter cards in PDF format, or you can assign them in Google Classroom

Subjects:

Activities, Printables, Centers

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

CCSS:

, CCRA.W.3

Halloween Writing Activity - Write a Creative Mystery Story

Created by

Addie Williams

Halloween Mystery Writing Activity - Are you looking for an engaging and easy-to-use assignment for students to create a fun and spooky Halloween story? This Halloween activity leads students through the entire writing process with a unique and fun brainstorming activity designed to motivate struggling and resistant writers!This resource includes a unique "Dial-A-Mystery" activity to help students who struggle with "writer's block" write a creative story. Students can work together or individua

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.5.3

Creative Writing, Halloween, Short Stories

, W.9-10.3

Also included in: Holiday Literacy Activities - Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas Bundle

Middle School English ELA Fun Halloween Activity | Writing a Spooky Short Story

Created by

Your Best Drafts

*****ATTENTION TEACHERS:***** For just $2 more dollars, get FOUR more activities with the Halloween Activities BUNDLE (CLICK HERE)! _________________________________________________________________5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Middle School ELA English Halloween Activity Lesson: "Create a Spooky Story" | Guide for the Short Story Process Includes Templates and Guided Organizers for:Brainstorming Spooky Ideas and Topics Brainstorming Word WebExposition: Characters, Setting, Conflict (Guided Questions Chart)

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.5.3

, W.5.3a

, W.5.3c

Michelle's Innovative Ideas

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Also included in: Middle School English ELA Fun Halloween Activities Packet | BUNDLE| 5 Activities

Halloween Writing Prompts with Pictures Narrative

Created by

21 Spine-Chilling Halloween picture writing prompts for truly terrifying and exhilarating narrative writing that students will love to write. Each Halloween writing prompt includes a visual and a written element to inspire creative writing of a high standard from students. Your students will love writing narratives using the thought-provoking and engaging prompts and story starters. Students engage with the visually attractive prompts and write scary stories like never before! No preparation nec

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

, W.6.3a

, W.6.3e

Darlene Anne - Middle School ELA

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Middle School Listening Activities - Creepy Podcasts Bundle

Created by

Want fun "scary" activites without the fuss? These four NO PREP, interactive, high-interest podcast activities will captivate your students! The Creepy & Chilling podcast bundle can be used any time of year. Yes, it is perfect for Halloween, but only one is about Halloween. It includes the following resources:Listen-Learn-Write #6: Halloween Candy: This podcast is for anyone who has ever wondered how trick-or-treating for candy got its start. Listen-Learn-Write #7: Mary Shelley's Creatures:

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RI.6.1

, RI.6.10

, RI.7.1

, RI.7.10

, RI.8.1

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Spooky Story Narrative Writing Unit

Created by

Beach City Plains

Get ready for Halloween by crafting scary stories! This unit is highly engaging and fully-aligned to Common Core Standards for narrative writing in 5th-8th grades. With this 3-week unit, students will:Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturallyOrient the reader by describing the setting and introducing charactersUse description, dialogue, and pacing to develop events and characters' responses to eventsUse transition words to establish sequence and signal changes in settingUse precise words

Subjects:

Halloween, Writing

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.5.3

, W.5.3a

, W.5.3c

...

Halloween Creative Writing Assignment

Created by

2peasandadog

Are you ready to ignite your middle school students' creativity this Halloween season? Look no further! This specially crafted Halloween Creative Writing Assignment is designed to captivate your students' imaginations while seamlessly fitting into your curriculum.In this Halloween Creative Writing Assignment, students will step into the role of 1 of these 5 characters: a pumpkin, costume store owner, street light, black cat, and unwanted candy. These character roles come with unique writing pr

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

DiGiGoods and Printables ELA

, W.6.4

, W.6.5

, W.6.6

, W.6.10

...

Also included in: Creative Writing Full Year Bundle

ELA OCTOBER: Bell Ringers Would You Rather The Landlady Alma Halloween

Created by

Make learning a blast with this Halloween bundle of fun! Pixar-like short film workshop: ALMA, WOULD YOU RATHER HALLOWEEN EDITION, THE LANDLADY by ROALD DAHL, and October writing prompts! This bundle is the perfect way to engage your students in literary elements and RACE writing, whether in class or through distance learning. ❤PIXAR WORKSHOP INCLUDES: Link to ALMA: a spooky short film about a little girl who is lured into a doll shop only to discover, too late, that the dolls capture the soul

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RL.6.3

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.7

...

Criminal Witch - Halloween CCSS Reading Writing and Listening Craftivity

Created by

Go Beyond

Teach Listening Skills in a fun and interactive way! Reading, Point of View Writing, Listening and Visualizing. Use this unit to have fun with Halloween, while maintaining content focus. This product meets so many of the Common Core standards in a fun and engaging way! CCSS Aligned for Reading/Writing/Listening for Grades 5-8. Download the preview for the full list of standards, as well as a look at the assignment. This unit includes: An original story of a witch who used a spell to shut

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.5.6

, RL.6.6

, RL.7.6

, RL.8.6

...

Creating Voice with Diction and Syntax Writing Activity - Halloween Writing

Created by

Write and Read

Teaching students about voice doesn't have to be hard or boring. Monster Voice is a creative writing assignment to teach students about voice with diction and syntax. This creative writing assignment is fun and engaging. Students will create a monster and write a story from the perspective of three different characters, including the monster! This assignment is great for Halloween or year round. There is no prep. Everything is ready to print and go!This writing activity to create voice includes:

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

, W.6.3a

, W.6.3b

DiGiGoods and Printables ELA

...

Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable

October Writing Prompts w Passages Halloween Informational Text & Narrative Task

Created by

Improve your students' writing skills with our October weekly writing prompts for short answer and constructed response: Inlcudes high interest, spooky informational articles and a narrative writing task: Write Your Own Legend! Students learn the elements of a legend, and how to develop the characters, setting, plot, and theme of their narrative! Guaranteed fun and learning! INCLUDES:⭐ 4 Weekly Passages⭐ 4 Writing Prompts- Aligned with CCSS, TEKS, and Most State Standards⭐ Sample Answers for Al

Subjects:

Halloween, Informational Text, Writing

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RI.5.1

, RI.5.2

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.5

, RI.6.1

...

Also included in: ELA OCTOBER: Bell Ringers Would You Rather The Landlady Alma Halloween

Halloween Writing Assignment - Writing a Mystery Halloween Narrative Activity

Created by

Presto Plans

Halloween Writing Assignment - Writing a Mystery Halloween Narrative Activity: Have students write a spooky narrative with this Halloween-themed writing assignment where students develop their own mystery narrative. This comprehensive resource provides all the necessary support, including a detailed presentation to guide the lesson, graphic organizers for the plot, character development, setting, conflict, and more, as well as dedicated pages for the final draft. Get ready to immerse your studen

Subjects:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

Grades:

7th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Halloween Reading and Writing Activities and Assignments Creative Bundle

Descriptive Writing - Halloween Scary Story Editing and Revision Activity

Created by

Write and Read

Do your students struggle to describe and elaborate in their creative writing? Help students perfect their writing skills with this fun, engaging creative writing activity. Students get examples that show how to use sensory detail and figurative language, avoid cliches, and show rather than tell. Then, they need to rewrite the scary story provided. This is a great writing lesson for Halloween or any time. There is no prep for you. Just print and go or assign online!Save 20% by buying the Hallowe

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

, W.7.3d

Kerry Tracy Feel-Good Teaching

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Also included in: English Language Arts Holiday Activity Bundle - Digital and Printable

Halloween Plot Diagram, Summary and Writing Activities

Created by

This resource contains seven fun, cooperative activities for “To Serve Man,” [an episode of The Twilight Zone] perfect for Halloween or anytime! ***Please be sure you have access to the episode prior to purchase. Notes on where you may find access are included at the end of the description. Activities provide practice with: comprehensionmaking inferencesusing evidence to support answersidentifying elements of plot (characters, setting, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)themepoint

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.6

...

Halloweentown Movie Guide + Activities | Halloween | Answer Keys Inc

Created by

Mr Hull's Movie Guides

This 11 page Halloween movie guide with additional activity handouts is for the film "Halloweentown (1998)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.35 questions requiring full sentence answers.35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answ

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides, Lesson

CCSS:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Halloween, Thanksgiving

...

Also included in: 5 Pack Bundle | Halloween Movie Guide Questions + Activities | Lower Grades

Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas Keyboarding Games

Created by

Proven Computer Lessons

Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas!These are fun keyboarding games to play when students are getting restless. Students are keyboarding and having fun . . . a winner! Includes two Halloween Games: Halloween Monster Mash – combines keyboarding and an English lesson; and a Halloween Trick or Treat Team Game – students are grouped into teams to see if they earn tricks or treats in this timed game. “My Thanksgiving” Game – A timed writing activity in which students write about their Thanksgivi

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Vocabulary

...

Also included in: Everything Halloween Bundle Halloween Computer Skills Activities for Google Apps

Halloween ELA Content Review Activities Middle School Print and Digital

Created by

Richey's Resources

These Halloween ELA Review activities are perfect to help spread a little Halloween spirit in your classroom. This product includes 4 Common Core-aligned Halloween ELA activities and 3 just-for-fun Halloween activities to complete with your students. The Common Core-aligned Halloween-themed activities include a figurative language review, a context clue vocabulary review, a narrative writing practice, and 3 listening comprehension practice activities.This product also includes 3 just for fun Hal

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.2

, RL.6.4

, RL.6.5

, RL.7.1

...

Halloween Writing Prompts for Middle and High School BUNDLE

Created by

Right Down the Middle with Andrea

Do your students love to write about Halloween, or just simply love the holiday? This resource contains Halloween Writing Prompts for middle school and high school students that are full of opportunities for students to use those creative minds to tell some stories! What's included?4 Writing PromptsInformationalArgumentativeNarrativeTechnicalFinal Drafting Paper for each different promptRubric13 Journal Topics The 13 journal prompts come in two different forms for you. One way is a list you can

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.6.1

, W.6.2

Halloween, Other (ELA), Writing

, W.6.4

, W.7.1

...

Halloween Creative Writing Activity

Created by

English Oh My

In this Halloween Creative Writing Activity, your students will have the opportunity to write Dracula’s perspective of his life using the music of Taylor Swift’s song, “Bad Blood”. We all know the stereotypes of a vampire, but what if that is not really the story? Your students have the opportunity to explore this question, creating a song parody with Dracula’s "real story". This activity explores perspective, creative narrative writing, tone, and parody. ☆This activity is perfect for:Hallowee

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

, W.6.3a

, W.6.3b

English Language Arts, Halloween, Reading

...

Halloween Activities - Middle School English - Fiction, Writing, Grammar

Created by

ELA Content Hub

The perfect collection of Halloween activities for your middle schoolers! This Halloween fiction bundle includes everything you need to keep the candy craze at bay. Students will be working on fun and purposeful activities designed specifically for the middle school English classroom! ✨BUNDLE & SAVE✨When you purchase the Middle School ELA Activities Bundle you get purposeful activities for all of the major holidays. Check it out!You know teaching close to Halloween is a struggle, so give the

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.6.2

, RL.6.4

, RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

...

Also included in: Middle School English Holidays Activities Bundle

Story Starter Creative Writing Prompt: Scary House

Created by

Alphabet Publishing Books

What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger.Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant creative writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Students already have a setting, characters,

Subjects:

Activities, Printables, Centers

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Vocabulary

...

Also included in: Story Starter Creative Writing Prompts BUNDLE Stories Without End

A Study Guide for The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

Created by

Wil Crabtree

A Study Guide for The Halloween Tree by Ray BradburyExplore world cultures and the value of friendship in Ray Bradbury's classic novel. You may choose to use the vocabulary builders for select chapters, or the entire book. Chapter summaries and discussion questions will guide students through an engaging reading experience. Writing and art activities will re-enforce main ideas and keep struggling readers engaged. This resource includes:Character listActivitiesWriting ExercisesVocabulary List

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Study Guides, Worksheets, Unit Plans

CCSS:

RL.7.2

, RL.7.3

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.9

, RL.7.10

...

Halloween Writing Haunting Snapshots

Created by

Tied 2 Teaching

Are you looking for Halloween writing activities to keep your kids engaged this October? This collection of Halloween activities comes with 20 eerie writing prompts based on haunting photos from the past.Each Halloween writing activity asks kids to examine an old haunting photograph and write to a prompt based on that photo. Your kids will beg to write this October with these Haunting Snapshots!•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••QUESTIONS OR COMMENT

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

, W.5.3a