Are you looking for Halloween spooky story starters or finish the story fun writing activities ELA middle school students will love? This Halloween mad libs narrative writing activity includes 13 fill-in-the-blank Halloween-themed madlibs that encourage students to use their creative thinking skills to write a scary story during October. Each holiday text is inspired by the events in popular short stories like “Monkey’s Paw,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Landlady,” and more.
There are 6 complete stories that require students to create a list of words that they will use to complete their fill-in-the-blank story. After completing their Literary Laughable passage, students will create a brand new Halloween story with fill-in-the-blank options for a classmate to complete.
Additionally, there are 7 incomplete Literary Laughable stories that end on a cliffhanger. Students will be required to create a new narrative that continues from where the story left off and provides a logical resolution to the story.
✍ What’s Included:
• 6 Literary Laughables: Complete Halloween Stories
• 7 Literary Laughables: Cliffhanger Halloween Stories
• Literary Laughable Word List Guide
• Literary Laughable Criteria and Planning Bookmarks
• Narrative Planning Guides
• Teacher Guides and Models
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ SAVE your TIME and ENERGY with this NO PREP Resource
✅ Covers MULTIPLE ELA Standards and Skills
✅ Clear Student Directions, Strong Models, and Rubrics Included
✅ Student-Centered Activity: Let Your Students Do the Thinking!
✅ Customizable Resources
FAQ: What is a Literary Laughable?
It’s just a fun and fancy name for a fill-in-the-blank story passage. Students get to discover a new way to be creative and see that writing can be fun.
The Cliffhanger Literary Laughables also give students practice at creating a narrative writing piece that is creative but also requires them to craft a logical ending to the story.
