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BEGINNING

DIRECTIONS:Wherever there is a pencil, type and answer the questions to show how your scary story is going to play out! You may edit, change and re-do what you type as much as you like. Remember, great authors change their stories all the time!If you wish to add more characters or change the order of events in your story, come find me and we can change it!Watch the video for 5 tips on writing scary stories. This will help a lot if you come across some "writer's block!"

CHARACTERS

Character 1

Character traits

Character description

Are they the protagonist, antagonist or another character?

Character 2

Character traits

Character description

Are they the protagonist, antagonist or another character?

SETTING

Where does the story takes place?

Where is this happening?

Time

When is this happening?

Weather

Directions:

Spooky descriptions. What is the main character seeing around them?

Natural elements

Does the weather effect the characters?

Suspenseful event

Feeling words

What happens that builds suspense or gives a premonition of what is about to happen?

MIDDLE

ATTENTION GRABBER

What is the problem in the story

How are you going to scare your reader?

MOTIVATION

Character 1

What pushes the main character to solve the problem?

Character 2

What pushes the other character to act the way they do?

POSSIBLE SOLUTION

How does the main character try to solve the problem?

What challenge does the character face when trying to solve the problem?

END

CLIMAX

How does the main character finally solve the problem?

RESOLUTION

What happens to give the reader some relief?

Is the main character finally safe?