Have your students write Halloween Acrostic Poems. To make this more challenging, have the students include rhyme in their poems. Then, have them label the rhyme scheme. Print a free example of an acrostic poem and a handout for students!

Have  your students write a Halloween story!  Allow them to choose from one of these Halloween story starters.

Use this example of a Halloween story to teach your students how to revise.  The story includes teacher comments and suggestions for revision.  After using this essay as a mini-lesson, have students revise their own stories.  You could also have students revise the introduction of this story to make it better!

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