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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You Decide...

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You decide the end to this... Write a one page essay about this picture. Is this a love story or a horror story? Use details and decide her fate...

-Emily Oppel

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Write a short story about a blind date in which you discover that your date is a vampire!!!!

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Ghosts are a huge part of our concept of Halloween. How do other cultures percieve the images of the dead? Example: the sacred Day of the Dead in Latin America. Find examples and compare and contrast them to our Western culture.

Halloween Prompt

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Prompt: Think of your favorite costume as a child and write about remembering that Halloween and what the costume looked like.

Halloween writing

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Remember when you were a kid and trick-or-treating was a huge deal? Write about a time when you had a really memorable Halloween OR write about a time when you had a really cool Halloween costume.

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Write a narrative taking on the character of either the big or the little pumpkin!

Halloween Prompt

Prompt:
We have now gone over the history behind the Jack-O-Lantern. You must now picture yourself trying to create your own unique tradition for Halloween, what would it be? How would you try to spread this tradition to others?

Halloween Writing Prompt

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Your friend wants to dress up like this man for a school Halloween party. Write a letter persuading him/her either encouraging this costuming, or discouraging it.