Halloween Stories

Becuase it is exam week and the kids are stressed out, the one and only 6th grade class that I taught was very tired. I decided to have class differently and a little more relaxed. I told them they were going to write Halloween stories in a group. Taiwanese don't make things creatively except for painting, dance, and music. Creating your own story is not something they have done in school, so they were very confused. I did an example story on the board, and also wrote many Halloween words on the board. They got out dictionaries and got to work. Here are the stories exactly how they were written. They are precious! I'm not giving a grade on them; I am just happy that they went out of their comfort zone to create something unique.

On Halloween night I get a costume and was a witch! I am going to trick or treat. I want to have a good time today. (Coco, Kelli, and Stephanie)

On Halloween night everyone is exciting. Because it's a interesting and mysterious day. But first I'll finish my homework then I can play all tonight! We make a lot of pumpkins head. They're strange and terror. And I have a very special costume guess what? It's a batman costume. Now we are go to trick-or-treating. Isn't it fun? (Nicole, Rita, Gary, Nick)

On Halloween night. Always feel very scared. Because today is Halloween. My neighbors come to trick-or-treat. They costumes are very cool! We are very excited and happy! (Ajax, Wesley, Misa, Jill)

On Halloween night Gino and Tino went play basketball. First we eat dinner and change the clothes, after we buy some drinks. Then they going to p lay. Then we see ours teacher she's named is Kate she like to costume like to Barbie. (Gino and Tino)

In the Halloween, ou can see a lot of Jack-o-lanterns. You always see my shining bright, you will see many people wear costumer, like the witch, ghost, skeleton, and the princess. We will wear witch costumes and say "trick-or-treat? trick-or-treat? give me some candy good to eat" Bats are flying in the sky, witches too.. Skeletons are walking on the street. Finally you will hear the ghost voice "0000000"
p.s. If you don't sleep at twelve o'clock ghosts, witches, skeleton, bats, vampires will come to eat you! Yea! (Jessica, Tracey, Jane, Vicky)

Today is Halloween, Kreddy is going to be a wolf. He's going to go out with his girl friends. He's going to a restaurant eat dinner with his girlfriends. After dinner, they go to deparment store to buy candies for his girlfriends. He's girlfriend's costume is a princess. then they going to a traditional tea house. Outside the teahouse there are a lot of pumpkins. Finally, they go to the motel. (Jack, Kreddy, Eddie, Willy)

On Halloween Night. We bring baskets and go to neighbors house. We see a neighbors and say "trick or treat" neighbors say "ok ok but only on today" We get many pumpkim. So neighbor give we many candys. It's hallp Helloween day. (Ricky, Hank, Perry, Chris)

On Halloween night. I go to my neighbor's home with my brother and friends. We say "trick-or-treat? Trick-or-treat?" But they don't buy any food. We go to the another neighbors. Ko Ko Ko - We say "I want to some candy" They have a lot of cookie and candy. We eat very more. After eat, we go to make some pumpkin and scared people. It's very cool and crazy. We wear some very strange clothes. I wait sometime, have three boy and girl to to my home. They are scared therfore so some candy for they. They have go home. (Freddy, Andy, Leo)

On Halloween night we were witch costumes. We came to neighbors home. Put the door and trick-or-treat. We see a young woman. She is scared. The she give us so many candy. We see many strange clothe children and so many jack-o-lantern. It is fun. It is a happy day Halloween night. (Vivian, Jenny, Tanya, Erika) ***These girls even wrote the Chinese translation...how cool!****

Well I hope you enjoyed the stories as much as I did! They are creative, and well written for this class. I think I will do this again for Christmas and maybe Valentine's day.