Halloween Writing Prompt

This Halloween Writing Prompt resource will get your students writing creative and spooky stories, with thrills that chill! With over 3x 7770 unique possible combinations, you could use these All Hallows Eve writing prompts year after year and never get tired of the outcomes! Students roll a dice to decide a range of story elements across the 3 editions: characters, villains/monsters, setting, problem, scary moments, key item/props and MORE for a harrowing Halloween tale! The three different editions make this resource perfect for classroom differentiation.

☸ Example Rolls [First Edition]
⚀ -1- Main Character: A young child
⚁ -2- Villain: A wailing ghost
⚂ -3- Setting: A theme park
⚃ -4- Problem: The hero makes a bad decision
⚄ -5- Item/Prop: A lunch box

☸ Example Rolls [Second Edition]
⚀ -1- Setting: Home “alone”
⚁ -2- Myth: I call you, and then I come for you
⚂ -3- Monster: Alien
⚃ -4- Character: Paranormal investigator
⚄ -5- Terrifying Moment: Movement out the corner of your eye…

☸ Example Rolls [Third Edition]
⚀ -1- Character: You
⚁ -2- Item: A vampire’s cape
⚂ -3- Setting: A nearby playground
⚃ -4- Creepy Event: A shadowy figure disappears…
⚄ -5- Thrilling Twist: The character’s reflection in the mirror doesn’t move!

✂ Contents
✏ Teacher notes explaining how to implement Roll A Writing Prompt resource in the classroom
✏ Grading/marking rubric should you wish to use this resource as an assessment item
✏ Student-friendly instructional slideshow presentation that will hype up the activity and explain every aspect of Roll A Writing Prompts to ensure student success with the activity
✏ A full-page grid detailing the options for each side of a dice, in colour or black and white master
✏ Recording and story writing sheet
✏ Challenge vocabulary - can students use the included words in their stories? Easy differentiation, with beginner, intermediate and expert vocabulary levels.
✏ Printable dice template with instructions (two sizes: large and small)

▶ Teacher Preparation Instructions
Ensure students understand the basics of narrative writing before implementing in the classroom. You could print a copy to add to writing centers, display the color version on the board for a class activity or hand out individual copies to students. Children can view on any digital device and type into a Word document if distance learning.