Ominous Night
A Spooky Story Writing
Assignment
ominous (adj):
giving the impression
that something bad or
unpleasant is going to
happen; threatening
Objective: Write a Spooky Story!
● Choose-Your-Story: Brainstorm ideas for a
spooky story.
● Everyone starts with the same first line.
● Every 1 ½ minutes, you will be given a word
that MUST be incorporated to your story!
● The word can be changed around to make
sense to your story.
○ Example: eat ---> eating, ate, eaten
● There will be 10 words in total!
Spooky Story Writing Rules
● You must always be writing!
● This is supposed to be a very short, quick
story. It does NOT necessarily have to
make sense.
● Make sure your writing is school
appropriate!
(It doesn’t exactly have to
be scary…)
BRAINSTORM:
CHOOSE YOUR
STORY Elements
The characters
A
B
C
Alone
With Friends
With Your Enemy
The Setting
A
B
C
Graveyard
Haunted House
Abandoned School
The Conflict
A
B
C
Stalker
Stuck Inside
Save Someone
THe Creature
A
B
C
D
Clowns
Dolls
Spiders
Werewolves
E
F
G
H
Children
Monsters
Ghosts
Zombies
The Ending
A
B
C
You didn’t make it!
You escaped!
?????
Let’s Start!
It was a dark, ominous (Halloween)
night...
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rock
watch
chest
fly
sink
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tear
moon
sharp
hand
flash