How am I going to do that?

MY TEACHER SAID I HAVE TO WRITE A

HALLOWEEN STORY WITH OUT MURDER OR SUICIDE. OMG

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, ……..

StreetPeople flashlight, glowsticks, costumes trees, decorations, leaves, brown grass

Smells/tastesCandy, coke, pumpkin, pizza, hamburger, onions and jalapenos.

Haunted houses, doors creek, wind howls through the hall, ghost, spiders, bats, cobwebs, leafless trees, shadows,

Vampires werewolves, ogres, trolls, horseman, scarecrows, flying monkeys, aliens, horseman

Haunted House

Monsters

Street

Porch, rotting boards almost fall through

Light flickersDoor

creeks open

Wind howls through the hallway

Dark hallway

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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?

What is this called?

Catch your reader. Make them want to know more.

“No, I won’t move. You can’t make me leave my friends!”

TOPIC SENTENCE:

Suspense

The light flickers on the porch of Tatem’s home. The boards broken so that we fall through. We look at each other with curiosity and excitement. We know that there are no haunted houses. Only fools believe in that stuff. A raven caws in the tree. The door opens.

flickers

The light (adjective) flickers (adverb) on the porch (adjective) of the Tatem’s home as if to catch our

attention. The boards (adjective) of the porch (adjective) begging (adverb) us forward so that we fall through to unknown frights. We look (adverb) at each other with curiosity and excitement. We know (adverb) that there are no haunted houses. Only fools (adjective) believe in that stuff. A raven (adjective) caws in the tree

(adjective.) The door (adjective) opens (adverb.)

ADDING WORDS

The timeworn gas light flickered on the dilapidated porch of the de la Fathom’s uninhabitable home. It was as if the

longstanding dwelling was whispering to catch our ear. The rotting boards begged us forward moaning in the brisk sudden wind that caused goose bumps to rise on our arms and hair to

stand up on the back of our necks.

We looked at each other with excitement and curiosity. There are no haunted houses with porches to plummet through to

unknown terrors. Only fools believe in that nonsense. Then startled by the uninvited shriek of a single blackish blue raven in the bent branched timeworn tree, we didn’t notice the door creak

open.

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THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE

Presentation can make a big difference.

The timeworn gas light flickered on the dilapidated porch of the de la

Fathom’s uninhabitable home. It was as if the longstanding dwelling was whispering

to catch our ear. The rotting boards begged us forward moaning in the brisk sudden wind that caused goose bumps to rise on our arms and hair to stand up on

the back of our necks. We looked at each other with

excitement and curiosity. There are no haunted houses with porches to plummet through to unknown terrors. Only fools

believe in that nonsense. Then startled by the uninvited shriek of a single blackish

blue raven in the bent branched timeworn tree, we didn’t notice the door creak

open.

The timeworn gas light flickered on the dilapidated porch of the de la Fathom’s uninhabitable home. It was as if the longstanding dwelling was whispering to catch our ear. The rotting boards begged us forward moaning in the brisk sudden wind that caused goose bumps to rise on our arms and hair to stand up on the back of our necks.

We looked at each other with excitement and curiosity. There are no haunted houses with porches to plummet through to unknown terrors. Only fools believe in that nonsense. Then startled by the uninvited shriek of a single blackish blue raven in the bent branched timeworn tree, we didn’t notice the door creak open.

The timeworn gas light flickered on the dilapidated porch of the de la Fathom’s uninhabitable home. It was as if the longstanding dwelling was whispering to catch our ear. The rotting boards begged us forward moaning in the brisk sudden wind that caused goose bumps to rise on our arms and hair to stand up on the back of our necks.

We looked at each other with excitement and curiosity. There are no haunted houses with porches to plummet through to unknown terrors. Only fools believe in that nonsense. Then startled by the uninvited shriek of a single blackish blue raven in the bent branched timeworn tree, we didn’t notice the door creak open.

The timeworn gas light flickered on the dilapidated porch of the de la Fathom’s seemingly,

abandoned home. It was as if the longstanding dwelling was whispering to catch our ears. The rotting boards begged us forward moaning in the cutting wind that caused goose bumps to rise on our arms and hair to

stand sharp on the back of our necks. We looked at each other with excitement and

curiosity. There are no haunted houses with porches to plummet through to unknown terrors. Only fools believe in that nonsense. Then startled by the uninvited shriek

of a single blackish blue raven in the bent branched timeworn tree, we didn’t notice the door creak open.

We both giggled as the bird took flight. My buddy looked at the house first and froze aghast, eyes

unblinking, body motionless. I couldn’t help but react to the cold chill that shot down my spine in the rip of a

moment. We couldn’t stop it. WE were caught.

Final List of words in categories:

Animals SoundsOnomatopoeia

Verbs adverbs WeatherSetting

NounsAdjectives

Halloween

1. crows2. ravens3. black horse4. white horse5. owl 6. flying

monkey7. alien8. vulture9. scarecrow10. ogre11. spider12. bat13. wolf14. monster15. vampire,16. werewolf17. pirate18. black cat 19. jack-o-

lanterns20. snake21. scorpion22. horseman23. frogs24. beetles  

1. eerie sounds2. something rush

by3. whispers4. undiscerning

voices 5. drip6. pop7. creek8. squeak9. restless sound10. snap11. spark12. doors creek13. wind howls14. crackle 15. rip16. leak17. torn18. slash19. split20. slit21. rattle22. sift23. swish24. crack25. slap26. slip27. thud28. ping29. meow30. howling31. muffle

1. tumble down2. leaves blowing 3. twisting4. snaking5. snaky6. revealing7. twining8. turning9. something rush

by10. rip11. torn12. stab 13. tear 14. jam15. slit16. slash17. disjointed18. driven19. split20. fragmented 21. divided22. stash23. cut24. gash25. slat 26. jumpy27. shaky28. slot 29. split 30. nick31. notch32. Incision33. Scratch34. meandering

1. moonless night2. storm3. dark clouds4. lightening5. thunder6. wind howls7. drip, drip, drip8. thick fog 9. full moon10. sunset11. sunrise 12. purple clouds13. clap of thunder14. shaking ground15. leaves twisting

through the wind16. tornado17. hurricane wind18. thunking of rain

on the roof

1. crystal ball2. rumors3. yellow teeth4. full moon5. stakes6. shadow7. red8. sharp9. timeworn10. cobweb11. eyeballs12. hook13. black rose14. treasure chest15. black and blue16. yellow17. orange18. red19. scare20. broken ladder21. fallen ladder22. walk under the ladder23. red paint

1. cauldron2. cats3. jack-o-lanterns4. white sheets ghost5. dark6. cape7. rattle window8. harvest moon9. costume 10. pointy hat11. leafless tree12. campfire story 13. green goo14. troll15. scar16. crow17. horseman18. abandoned buildings19. dark forests20. falling down fences21. broomsticks22. black spiders23. black bats24. cobwebs 25. heavy purple drapes

Begin Middle End

Mom ate lunch at the park

Dad needed breakfast

yesterday

Pao and Juan rode bikes through the rain

Cynthia and Karo

saw the movie and went home

Sarah and Rayven

danced on the stage

Jose met with a friend

at the mall

Maricella lowered the bucket

on the farm

Begin Middle End

Mom saw a troll at the park

Dad ate with the vampire

yesterday

Pao and Juan drank juice with Dracula

through the rain

Cynthia and Karo

saw the movie about a dolphin

and went home

Sarah and Rayven

danced with a friend

on the stage

Jose rode a horse at the mall

Maricella saw a scary movie

on the farm