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20 Terrifying Two-Sentence Horror Stories That Will Keep You Up At Night. #7 Gave Me Chills. If you're looking for a horrifying story that will keep you up tonight, don't waste all that time watching a horror movie.

20 Terrifying Two-Sentence Horror Stories That Will Keep You Up At Night. #7 Gave Me Chills

Here are twenty terrifying horror stories wrapped up in two sentences or less. 1. I woke up to hear knocking on glass. At first, I thought it was the window until I heard it come from the mirror again. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Images Shed. Middle Grades - Visual Writing Prompts. Creative Writing Prompts for Teens. Invite your students to choose one of these creative writing prompts for teens.

Creative Writing Prompts for Teens

Options include describing a personal experience as if it were a movie, developing fun poems or stories, writing about their first name, creating a story using only one-syllable words, or exploring point of view. 1. Lights, Camera, Action! What kind of year has it been for you? What events and experiences marked your most memorable moments? For the Love of the GameFamily VacationHome AloneFrozenThe Money PitThe Sound of MusicWreck-it RalphField of DreamsDespicable MeIt Happened One Night Keep in mind that your synopsis probably won’t follow the original movie’s storyline! 2. Choose List 1, 2, or 3. List 1: brick, alley, broom, kittens, nervous, window, slamList 2: red, swing, squeak, envelope, gust, photo, exhilaratingList 3: forest, jeep, gate, key, blue, rickety, wild. Teaching: Creative Writing Warm-ups. Hello again – hope the term is treating you well.

Teaching: Creative Writing Warm-ups

If, like mine, your school has dedicated writing lessons, you may want to use these creative writing warm-up activities to avoid agonising ‘pulling teeth’ sessions where kids procrastinate before churning out unfocussed drivel. Have a look through the list below and experiment with a few in the coming weeks. You’ll be surprised at how much good writing will come from your kids once they’re warmed up.

Also, the activities make creative writing far less daunting – a blank page and no remit is terrifying for the best of us… Enjoy (and thank me later) –Unseen Flirtations Creative Writing Warm-up Activities Write about yourself doing something scary in the future, in the 3rd person.Choose two or three random words which the students have to link in a piece of free writing. Creative writing checklist (for students to self/ peer-assess): Right then.

Best. Like this: Like Loading... 500 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing. 150 amazing images to help students write and think more creatively. Best Creative Writing Exercises (PHOTOS) Writers block, oh, writers block ...please go away!

Best Creative Writing Exercises (PHOTOS)

Even though it's the bane of all writers' existence, there are a bevy of ways to bypass the darn thing. From writing prompts to writing exercises, there are thousands of ways to get the creative juices flowing. Here are just a few of our favorites. Trust us, they work! Try them out and report back. Loading Slideshow 7x7x7x7Grab the 7th book from your bookshelf. Best Creative Writing Exercises 1 of 10 Hide Thumbnails.

Images as Writing Prompts. Creative Writing Prompts. Write a scene that includes a character speaking a different language, speaking in a thick accent, or otherwise speaking in a way that is unintelligibe to the other characters.

Creative Writing Prompts

(Note: You don't necessarily need to know the language the character is speaking—be creative with it!) Describe a character's reaction to something without explaining what it is. See if your fellow prompt responders can guess what it is. Write a story or a scene about one character playing a prank on another. Describe the scene from both characters' points of view. Writing Prompt: Write a story that involves confusion over homonyms (words that have the same spelling but different meanings) or homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently). For World Storytelling Day, share the best story you've ever heard or told by word of mouth, or have a fictional character recount their favorite story.

You're making your way down a cobbled street when a stocky, red-bearded man beckons you into an alley. Writing prompts. Picture Prompt in-a-Box.