The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories Lesson Plan

Horror Stories

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will work together to edit horror stories to present to the class at a later date.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3

Structure:

As a homework assignment for Day 1, students wrote their own horror stories. Have them come together in partners or small groups and read their stories aloud to each other. Handouts can be given out to help students critique each other's work without being too harsh; the handouts can include things listeners liked, as well as things they disliked or thought were confusing about the story. Students...