Horror Story Brainstorm
Name:
Setting
1. Location: Where will your story take place? (e.g., a haunted house, a dark forest, an old school)
What are THREE specific details of your setting?
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2. Time: Is it set in the past, present, or future? Day or night?
3. What are TWO specific details about the time?
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Characters
4. Who is your MAIN character?
Name:
Age:
What are THREE things about their personality or appearance?
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5. Do you have any SUPPORTING characters? Describe them here.
Horror Conventions
6. Identify at least TWO conventions of Horror you wish to include.
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7. Create a bank of at least TEN words (adjectives, verbs, nouns, etc.) that will help show conventions of
Horror in your story.
8. Consider the words in your bank above... are any of them inappropriate for your target audience?
Remember, your story is for Primary School students. Cross out any inappropriate words and replace
them with another word.
Peer Review
Swap your brainstorm worksheet with a friend. Using the checklist below, check and review their work
while they review yours. When you are done, discuss your ideas and how you might improve or change
them. Write your changes on the lines below.
Does their idea seem like it fits into the Horror genre?
Does their setting make sense?
Do their characters seem realistic or believable?
Do their chosen conventions match the setting and characters?