Scary Story Writing

We are going to begin our scary story writing unit today!

AGENDA

Essential Question: Do I know how to write a spooky or suspenseful story?

Class Discussion:What scary stories have you read? What scary movies have you seen? Can scary stories be funny?

Research: Horror Genres with Partners

If time permits, we will begin working on our Scary Story Planning Sheets!

Horror Genres to Research

1. Gothic

2. Paranormal

3. Monsters (vampires, zombies, serial killers, werewolves, ghosts, witches, demons, alien abduction)

4. Dark Fantasy

5. Cosmic Horror

6. Psychological Horror

7. Survival Horror

8. Splatterpunk

9. Horror Comics

10. Suspense/Mystery

11. Comic/Humorous Horror or Horror Parody