Spooky Stories
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You're going to learn to write chilling stories, just like Edgar Allan Poe.
Your story must follow the plot diagram, just like your personal narratives! You will need to demonstrate an understanding of tone/mood and use different literary devices to keep your readers interest and bring your story to life! Muah hahahaha!
Stories must be completed by 10/28/15 Presentations are 10/29/15
Your narrative must be at least one full page long (handwritten, single spaced). You will hand write your rough draft, it must be three or more paragraphs. After your rough draft is complete we will revise in class. Your final draft must be typed, Font size 12, Times New Roman font, double spaced. Have a proper heading in the left hand corner of your paper. Give your spooky story a creative title!
Requirements
During revising highlight the following literary devices:
Tone/Mood: Pink
Imagery: Orange
Figurative Language: Yellow
Possible Topics:
Ghosts
Aliens
Any paranormal activity
Creatures (Ex- Loch Nest Monster, Giant Squid, Big Foot, etc)
Scary Animals (Ex- spiders, snakes, sharks, etc.)
Haunted house
Revision Paragraph
After you have completed the revisions that your peers suggested write a paragraph explaining what changes you made. You need to include what you changed and how it made your paper better. This paragraph needs to be written at THE END OF YOUR ROUGH DRAFT. It needs to be at least 5 sentences!