Name:________________________ Rubric for Scary Short Story Ideas 5 The writer tells a scary story which builds in intensity and suspense until the end. The sensory details make the story come alive. Several lines of dialogue are included. 4 The writer tells a scary story which includes intense and suspenseful moments. More details are needed to make the reader feel he/she is there. Dialogue is included. 3 The writer tells a scary story. Many more details and dialogue are needed. 2 Elements of a story are missing‚ or
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Scary Story “Come you have to see this!” screamed Doobie. “What is it?” asked Kavid. “I really don’t know. Never mind. Forget about it. Do you ever feel that something bad is about to happen to us?” “No not really.” The Island of Nesis had many mysterious things about it and on it. Nobody ever knew about it since it was far out in the ocean. On the island‚ a house stood. Some said that the doors had blood dripping off of it. Others told that the bathtub flowed with blood once. One person exclaimed
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"Warning this story comes with a curse ‚listening to the end will give you the curse.” Mary was a girl who loved to be scared and October was her favorite time of the year ‚because her school had a scary story club after school‚ on Halloween a new boy wanted to speak ‚his name was Chris‚ Mary saw him but never talked to him .he went up to the stage ‚and he began to talk and as he talked the room seemed to get darker and colder ‚and then he yelled “and there” ‚and he held up a mirror scaring everybody
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a simple dare that Jem has to carry out in order to gain respect from his sister and friend. Scout and Jem both learn about courage through the first Boo game they invented by testing their levels of fear. The game has turned into a dangerous‚ scary expedition that leaves all three of them shaken. Boo’s unspoken‚ unseen presence at the fire put him in a new light in Jem’s and Scout’s eyes. Yet again‚ they see reality and their games slowly fading and losing their meaning. The burning house
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The crafting of the story Scary Movies by Stephen Amidon is highly effective. The structure‚ the narrative voice‚ the use of images and the description make the story an effective one. The story begins with the opening statement‚ "I was 9 years old when I first discovered the Roxy Theater and learnt something about fear’. I think this is a good opening for the story because it keeps the reader interested. The reader wants to find out what kind of fear the narrator is experiencing. When
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em Udejiofor Period-2 Mrs.Weber-LA Scary Story Remember A group at summer camp sits down to tell stories around their glowing pit of fire. In the night of the woods‚ everyone grows tired and weary but get awakened with the upcoming events. “Ok guys‚ take a seat‚”Danny bossed. “When were you my mama‚ D?” Joe asked “Just sit around the fire”‚plead Danny‚”I have a story to tell.” “Shall I begin‚”Danny requested. On a remote military‚ testing facility there was a slight problem. “Why slight?”Joe
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The Storyteller (Saki) by H. H. Munro (Saki) (1870-1916) Word Count: 2109 It was a hot afternoon‚ and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry‚ and the next stop was at Templecombe‚ nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl‚ and a smaller girl‚ and a small boy. An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat‚ and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party‚ but the small girls and the small
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Sean Shannon Period 2-3 Scary Story “Science Class” “Ahhhh!” I screamed. I awoke in my bed in the middle of the night from a nightmare. But this wasn’t just any nightmare. I pictured it so vividly that it was scary. I pictured a man with a blood-drenched white lab coat‚ and a long hook for a right hand. I was definitely startled‚ but I decided to forget about it and
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Experience Speech Scary Experience It was late at night around 11:30pm and I had just gotten of work and started driving down this long narrow road that leads to my subdivision‚ which tipically takes me 8-10 minutes. When turning on to this road there were only 3 other cars with me and as I got closer to my subdivision each one turned their seprate ways except the gold beat up car behind me‚ and I had noticed that this car had been keeping up with me no matter what speed I went. So I quickly
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As I stood‚ gazing at the scary house. I shivered‚ as though‚ ice had touched my spine. The cold air went through my entire body. The multiple layer of clothing could not protect against the freezing cold. The walkway leading up to house were cracked. Weeds and dandelions poked out from these cracks. The moonlight makes a glow on the house. Vines covered the entire house making it look 10 times older. The house’s walls were black and covered in dust. Cobwebs covered the corners of the doors‚ tiny
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