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In deze les zitten 20 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 1 video.

time-iconLesduur is: 50 min

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Slide 1 - Video

Halloween

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Halloween

Slide 3 - Woordweb

Goals for today
* You have practiced with writing a terrifying tale
* You have practiced using a thesaurus
* You are able to use adjectives and adverbs to create a descriptive plot
* You have provided useful feedback to your peers

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Have your ever heard of an Urban Legend or Urban Myth?
YES
NO

Slide 5 - Poll

Explain in your own words what an urban legend or myth is...

Slide 6 - Open vraag

Definition 
"an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true."

(Merriam Webster)

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Urban Legend
Ernest Hemmingway
$ 10,- 
a scary story in only six words

He won with these lines:

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

"For sale, Baby shoes, Never worn"

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Your turn!

* Two sentence horror stories
* The challenge is that your terrifying tale can only be two sentences long!  

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Some examples
Example #1

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Some examples
Example #2

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Some examples
Example #3

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Brainstorming
Your two sentence horror story must have a setting, characters, and a descriptive plot, just like a full-length story, so do some brainstorming:
WHO - Who are the main characters? How are they described in the story?
WHAT - What is the scary story about? What is the problem?
WHEN - When does this story take place? What is the time of day, time of year or season, and is it set in the past present or future?
WHERE - Where does the story take place? How is the setting described in the story?
WHY - Why is the main character in danger? Is it resolved?

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Two Sentence Horror Story


First Draft
You want to be sure your two sentence horror story has vivid details, strong verbs, and specific nouns

Use a thesaurus to find stronger verbs and specific nouns
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus 

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Peer revising
Swap your paper with a peer who will complete the next steps.

1. Where does the writer need to add sensory details to describe sights, sounds, smells, tastes, or touches? Underline any parts of the two sentence horror story above where the writer could add sensory details.
2. What verbs did the writer use? Circle the verbs in the two sentence horror story above and then list them below with suggestions for stronger verbs that could be used instead. For example, looked could be replaced with stared. Use a thesaurus to help you.
3. What nouns did the writer use? Box the nouns in the two sentence horror story above and then list any below that you think could be more specific. For example, car could be replaced with a specific make and model like a ‘68 Mustang Convertible? List them below.
4. Any other comments or suggestions?

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Two Sentence Horror Story
Second draft

Finished?
Finally, get approval from your teacher before posting your story

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Slide 18 - Link

Final assignment
Read the other stories and rate them 1-5 stars
https://padlet.com/stk12/g9ucagr0090s7gnr

Slide 19 - Tekstslide

What do you take away from this lesson? Name (at least) 2 things:

Slide 20 - Woordweb