With 2 - sentence horror stories, students will have fun, explore their creativity, and be challenged to use brevity in their writing! Before you let students begin writing, it’s important to expose them to some excellent examples and mentor texts. I like to point out how many of the stories end with a cliff hanger or force the reader to infer the ending. My students will often write stories like “The table moved on its own. It was a ghost.” The challenge is in getting them to give their reader enough clues that the reader understands their stories (in only two sentences!) without just giving it away. Use this activity to... • Challenge early finishers • Add a fun ELA activity to your classroom during the Halloween season • Re - enforce the importance of careful word choice with young writers • Create a bulletin board (simply cut out and display the best stories) Need examples? Try here , here , or here ! Directions : Using only 2 sentences, write the creepiest stories you can. Remember, vivid details that suggest something terrifying often affect readers more than simply stating there is something scary like a ghost or a vampire in the tale. Directions : Using only 2 sentences, write the creepiest stories you can. Remember, vivid details that suggest something terrifying often affect readers more than simply stating there is something scary like a ghost or a vampire in the tale. Thank You So Much! Follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers I rarely create stand - alone products so if you found something you like, there’s a good chance that there’s more coming ☺ Signup for my FREE must - have classroom library book titles list and get regular updates! Find me on Instagram (@ itslitteaching ) This is my favorite way to connect with others teacher heroes and to share out what’s going on in my room Check out my Pinterest (@ itslitteaching ) You can’t ever Pinterest too much, right? Right? Read my blog Here I talk about what I have tried and learned while teaching, share literary resources, and give out some tips for thriving in this profession This is also a great place to see my products in action Like me on Facebook In addition to information about my class and what I’m up to, I like to share relevant articles and questions Can’t wait to hear from you! ☺ Heather Cianci The best part of creating products for Teachers Pay Teachers is getting to work with awesome educators like you ! If you have any questions, concerns, or requests DO NOT HESITATE to shoot me a message through TPT. I would love to hear from you and value your feedback (after all, collaboration only makes us better educators!). In fact, I would love to connect with you: Image and Text Credits IMAGES MAY BE FROM : Myself (I take my own pictures and create my own resource thumbnails for many product covers and previews) Pixabay com (probably 90 % or more of my images are from this website, wher e images are free to use without credit) Shutterstock com I have a handful of stock images from Shutterstock I have verified with the website that I am in compliance with their usage rights, and these images do not need to be credited Artists from Fiverr com (any custom coloring pages are purchased with commercial rights from here) Etsy Sellers : I have a few images that I use that were purchased from various Etsy sellers I only purchase images on Etsy that are for commercial use and do not require that credit be given Here are a few of my favorites sellers : LIANMELYillustration DigitalCurio Tinker N Co Thank you ☺ Heather Cianci