Is Halloween a day for drinking and partying, for scaring and haunting, for evil, or for having fun and dressing up, like this little girl? Write a persuasive essay about what you think Halloween should be about.

Writing Prompt: Use online sources to research the history and significance of jack-o-lanterns. Write a brief report on what you find. Be sure to cite sources using MLA format. Then, discuss why people might have kept this ancient art alive for so many hundreds of years. Why do you think this tradition is so enduring?

Halloween Prompt


You're that" kid. The kid whose mom insists, year after year, that she will make you your costume. You wanted that awesome Spiderman costume you saw at the store a few weeks but mom said, "Tommy, I can make you a costume all the kids will want. Now it's Halloween morning and you slip on your costume, walk out the door to meet your friends and Jake says, "

Prompt

Pretend you are one of the people in the picture above. Describe your Halloween experience. Do you go to a party in those costumes? Do you trick-or-treat in those costumes? What sort of reactions do you get? Be creative and silly!

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and the activity would be to have the students write an expository prompt about their idea of the ultimate halloween party

Halloween Prompt

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Jack O'Lanterns often remind us of someone we knew at one time. Write about a person in your past that you remembered when you looked at this jack o'lantern.

Scream

List any spoofs of the movie Scream.

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