I challenge Capilano Elementary School students to create a spooky story of your own creation. Use your creativity and your prior knowledge about spooky stories to create your own spooky tale.
When we reflect on what makes a spooky story, remember the key elements of any story.
When we reflect on what makes a spooky story, remember the key elements of any story.
Need some help getting started? Here is a little inspiration in the form of story starters:
1. One dark, stormy Halloween night, I…
2. I didn’t believe in ghosts until…
3. The old, abandoned house was covered with…
4. I jumped up from bed when I heard a loud…
5. I didn’t think the house was actually haunted until…
6. When the black cat crossed my path I…
7. I could no longer ignore the strange sound coming from under my bed, so I…
8. The monster that lives in my closet is very…
9. When the jack-o-lantern started talking to me I…
10. The spider dropped down onto my shoulder and then I…
Thank you to Scholastic.com for the inspirational story starters: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/11-spooky-prompts-to-inspire-creative--collective-storytelling.html
2. I didn’t believe in ghosts until…
3. The old, abandoned house was covered with…
4. I jumped up from bed when I heard a loud…
5. I didn’t think the house was actually haunted until…
6. When the black cat crossed my path I…
7. I could no longer ignore the strange sound coming from under my bed, so I…
8. The monster that lives in my closet is very…
9. When the jack-o-lantern started talking to me I…
10. The spider dropped down onto my shoulder and then I…
Thank you to Scholastic.com for the inspirational story starters: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/11-spooky-prompts-to-inspire-creative--collective-storytelling.html
Need some spooky publishing paper? Try these:
Thank you to Clipart Library for the paper inspiration: http://clipart-library.com