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Hand in homework (narrative continuation rough draft & revise/edit guide) Make sure your NAME is on these and staple them together

Then, take out your 5 vocabulary flash cards from last Monday and wait for further directions

Create a ComicEveryone will be assigned one

vocabulary word out of the five we learned last week.

You will create an 8-panel comic that shows me you know what this word means and how to use it in context.

Comics must include context clues. After looking at your comic, a reader should have an understanding of what your word means.

Include both images and words. Use color. Be creative and have fun!

Vocabulary Words

1.Argument2.Tone3.Integrate4.Draw5.Connotation

In your writing section… List examples of each that you’d find in a

horror story… Actions/Events Props Sounds Settings Types of characters Types of surprises Gestures

Also, address the question: How do horror stories make us feel?

Scary Storytelling Assignment

On Thurs, 10/29 and Fri, 10/30 we will have a Halloween celebration and scary storytelling event in class

Throughout October, we will read and discuss scary stories and work on writing our own original scary stories

Common Scary Story Topics

Ghosts & monsters: witches, vampires, werewolves, zombies, etc.

Science fiction: aliens, robots, time travel

Crazy people: murder, sacrificePsychological: someone is not thinking clearly, doubting his or her own sanity

Nature, disease, animals, etc.

Think of a scary story that you love and/or that you are familiar with

Write down all the elements that make this particular story creepy: Where and when does the story take place?

What makes the character(s) creepy?

What elements build suspense in the story? (events, sounds, etc.)

Is there a plot twist/surprise ending?

Bring in a “scary item” Often in horror movies, there is some

creepy/haunted item (a doll, an old key, an old piece of jewelry, a mask, etc.)

Start looking around your house for an item that could possibly inspire a scary story

On Friday, 10/2 everyone will bring in one scary item to use for an activity *Please keep this item a secret!!

You can bring in any item as long as it is school-appropriate. Remember, it is just INSPIRING a scary story, so the item does not have to obviously be scary at first glance.