1 My teacher said I have to write a Halloween story with out murder or suicide. OMG How am I going to do that?

2 SPOOKY STUFF: Haunted houses, twisting, spark, snap, doors creek, wind howls, timeworn, spiders, bats, cobwebs, monsters, vampires, werewolves, broom sticks, cauldrons, ogres, red, black cats, pointy hats, leafless trees, sharp, shadows, restless sounds, leaves blowing by, trolls, fog, capes, costumes, campfire stories, goo, horseman, abandoned buildings, dark forests, falling down fences, stakes, teeth, full moon, creek, squeak, tumble, down, dark, whispers, undiscerning voices, rumors, drip, drip, drip, white sheets ghost, storm, dark clouds, lightening, thunder, something rush by jack-o-lanterns, vultures, scarecrows, flying monkeys, crystal ball, eerie sounds, aliens, moonless night, owls, crows, ravens, black horses, white horses, ……..

3 Casas encantadas, de torsión, chispa, snap, puertas creek, el viento aúlla, anticuadas, arañas, murciélagos, telarañas, monstruos, vampiros, hombres lobo, palos de escoba, calderos, ogros, rojo, los gatos negros, gorros puntiagudos, árboles deshojados vuelven, sharp, sombras, inquieto sonidos, hojas de los árboles movidas por, trolls, niebla, cabos, trajes, el fogón historias, goo, jinete, edificios abandonados, bosques oscuros, en vallas, estacas, dientes, luna llena, arroyo, squeak, rodamientos, abajo, oscuro, susurros, voces empleo indiscriminado, rumores, goteo, goteo, goteo, las hojas en blanco fantasma, tormenta, las nubes oscuras, relámpagos, truenos, algo rush por jack-o-linternas, buitres, espantapájaros, monos voladores, bola de cristal, sonidos fantasmagóricos, extranjeros, noche sin luna, lechuzas, cuervos, cuervos, negro caballos, caballos blancos, … …..

4 Poner el tipo de palabras, como este: haunted house, creeking puertas, el viento a través de los árboles deshojados vuelven fuera de la ventana piel de gallina El viento frío y nítido Haunted houses, doors creek, wind howls through the hall, ghost, spiders, bats, cobwebs, leafless trees, shadows, Espantos casa, chispa, arroyo, speak, puerta que chirria, susurros ANIMALS: black or white horses, monsters spider aliens, black cats, vampires, howling wolf Negros o caballos blancos, monster, las aranas, los extranjeros, los gatos negros, vampiros, lobos aullando

5 Haunted House Monsters Street Porch, rotting boards almost fall through Light flickers Door creeks open Wind howls through the hallway Dark hallway 1 2 3 Espantos casa, chispa, arroyo, speak, puerta que chirria, susurros, luz parpadea

6 1.Introduction: Topic sentence 2.pull your words into sentences and sequence the sentences. 3. Details: Make a topic sentence and 4. add details. 5. Rise in action 6. Details: Make a topic sentence and 7. add details. 8. Climax 9. Conclusion: Give a thoughtful ending, 10. Think about the limericks. How do those end?

7 Topic sentence: Catch your reader. Make them want to know more. “No, I won’t move. You can’t make me leave my friends.” Look at the rough draft below. Give the writer some feedback. The light flickers on the porch of the old Tatem’s home as if to catch our attention. The rotting boards begging us forward so that we fall through to unknown frights. We look at each other with curiosity and excitement. We know that there are no haunted houses. Only fools believe in that stuff. A blue raven caws in the bent brached old tree. The door creeks open

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9 Accenting words, using extra spaces or super sizing etc.. make a statement in your writing. Look at the next illustration. What do you think of when you see it? What stands out? What sparks in your mind?

10 Animals Sounds Onomatopoeia Verbs adverbs 1.crows 2.ravens 3.black horse 4.white horse 5.owl 6.flying monkey 7.alien 8.vulture 9.scarecrow 10.ogre 11.spider 12.bat 13.wolf 14.monster 15.vampire, 16.werewolf 17.pirate 18.black cat 19.jack-o-lanterns 20.snake 21.scorpion 22.horseman 23.frogs 24.beetles 1.eerie sounds 2.something rush by 3.whispers 4.undiscerning voices 5.drip 6.pop 7.creek 8.squeak 9.restless sound 10.snap 11.spark 12.doors creek 13.wind howls 14.crackle 15.rip 16.leak 17.torn 18.slash 19.split 20.slit 21.rattle 22.sift 23.swish 24.crack 25.slap 26.slip 27.thud 28.ping 29.meow 30.howling 31.muffle 1.tumble down 2.leaves blowing 3.twisting 4.snaking 5.snaky 6.revealing 7.twining 8.turning 9.something rush by 10.rip 11. torn 12.stab 13.tear 14.jam 15.slit 16.slash 17.disjointed 18.driven 19.split 20.fragmented 21.divided 22.stash 23.cut 24.gash 25.slat 26.jumpy 27. shaky 28. slot 29.split 30.nick 31. notch 32.Incision 33.Scratch 34.meandering

11 Weather Setting Nouns Adjectives Halloween 1.moonless night 2.storm 3.dark clouds 4.lightening 5.thunder 6.wind howls 7.drip, drip, drip 8.thick fog 9.full moon 10.sunset 11. sunrise 12. purple clouds 13. clap of thunder 14. shaking ground 15. leaves twisting through the wind 16. tornado 17. hurricane wind 18. thunking of rain on the roof 1.crystal ball 2.rumors 3. yellow teeth 4.full moon 5.stakes 6.shadow 7.red 8.sharp 9.timeworn 10.cobweb 11.eyeballs 12.hook 13. black rose 14. treasure chest 15. black and blue 16.yellow 17.orange 18.red 19.scare 20. broken ladder 21.fallen ladder 22. walk under the ladder 23.red paint 1.cauldron 2. cats 3. jack-o- lanterns 4. white sheets ghost 5.dark 6.cape 7. rattle window 8. harvest moon 9.costume 10.pointy hat 11. leafless tree 12. campfire story 13.green goo 14.troll 15.scar 16.crow 17.horseman 18. abandoned buildings 19. dark forests 20. falling down fences 21. broomsticks 22.black spiders 23. black bats 24. cobwebs 25. heavy purple drapes

12 NOW IT’S YOUR TURN Repeat after me: I can write a Halloween story without murder or suicide.