For a Halloween writing activity, I always follow up on the Show vs. Tell practice we have done previously. I have students work in pairs and give each of them one of the following sentences. Together they create a paragraph to show that scene without directly stating. Their challenge is to have the rest of the class be able to guess what it is by the clues. We have worked on 5 sense details, strong verbs, etc. before this day. You can also do this by having 2 pairs do the same sentence, so they are having a friendly competition. In the past I've brought in another teacher, counselor, etc. to pick the winners.
Here are the sentences I use: The hideous witch was stirring the potion and chanting an eerie spell. He turned into a werewolf in the cemetery. The boys teepeed their friend's yard. The young children listened to the scary ghost story. The vampire caught his victim and began to suck her blood. The kids explored the run-down, haunted house. The pumpkin was smashed on the street. It was a cold night and the kids went on a bumpy hayrack ride. The children were bobbing for apples at the party. A scarecrow stood in the field to keep the birds away. Bonnie > Hi! > > Any really cool Halloween activities you've got planned for your kids?! > > Thanks! > > Take care, > Bill Ivey > Stoneleigh-Burnham School > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
