Scary writing
Tips
Here you can find the graphic organiser of your worksheets. There is also another graphic organiser to help you, and of course there are also the W-questions.
Writing a plot
A good story can live or die with its plot. Keep this plot diagram in mind when writing your story. Also, look at the examples below, they'll give you an idea of where you are headed.
Beginning
The exposition is the introduction of the story, including the names, mindset, mood and vibe of the main characters. It also introduces the setting (location and time).
The conflict is the primary problem that leads to the plot. It is often a goal or problem the main character needs to reach or overcome.
Middle
The rising action of a story is all the events that lead to the climax. Characters develop and the events happening one after another create tension.
The climax is the most exciting part of a story, it is a turning point for the primary goal or problem of the main character.
End
The falling action is everything that happens after the climax. It wraps up the events, answers questions and develops the characters even further.
The resolution isn't always good or happy, but it does finish a story. It can give the reader questions, answers, frustration or satisfaction.
Examples
First, you see a basic example of a murder story. After that, you see two pictures of the IT plot (chapters 1-2).
Need a hand?
Do you want to use a more frightening word but you can't find the right one? Use an online thesaurus (= synoniemenlijst) to find all possible synonyms.
On this website, you can find Halloween vocabulary.
Tip: change the language of your Word document into Engels (Verenigd Koninkrijk). It will spot a lot of (but not all!) mistakes.