Spooky share

You all worked so hard on your spooky stories--I'd like for you to take some time today to see what your classmates have come up with.  I've divided the class into groups of four or five--see the lists at the end of this post.  Please find the blogs of the other members of your group (check the sidebar of the class blog) and complete the following:

1.  Read your classmate's Halloween-inspired story and leave a comment with 3 specific, supportive and complimentary remarks regarding the story and how it was written. 

Go beyond a short, generic comment and get specific. As in:  "You really got me with that twist at the end--I would have never guessed it was her sister stalking her all along.  Creepy!"  Or:  "Your use of dialogue was effective and pulled me into the story.  I never thought a conversation between a little boy and the demon living in his closet could sound so natural."  Don't cop out and put a rushed, generic comment like, "It was scary" or "Nice job."   

If, by chance, someone in your group has not posted a scary story, move on to step 2 on that blog and check back later in the block or focus on the other group members' stories.

2.  Then browse the rest of that classmate's blog and choose 3 other pieces to leave a positive, specific comment on.

3.  Move on to the blogs of the other people in your group.

4.  If you have time and would like to read and/or comment on other class members' stories, you can cruise through the blogs on the sidebar of our class blog and see what others have been up to.  Leave comments if you have time.

5.   In a New Post on your own blog, write up a brief summary of the scary stories of each of your classmates in your group and name at least one detail or technique you really liked.  Add a bit at the end of your post about your Halloween plans (and if they come close to anything in the stories you read!).

We'll be moving on to a new theme next week, so today is the day to offer this feedback and post what you've read to your blog.  I won't be giving credit for late posts on this one.

Groups of 4 (and 5):

Ansley
Bethany
Raven
Liana

Megan
Mikala
Alexis
Kinzie C.

Marissa E.
Jessica
Katie B.
Collin
Ashley

Marissa M.
Katie S.
Lauren
Austin

Taylor
Mackenzie M.
Allison
Bo
Allie


Thank you!  Be careful out there on Halloween and enjoy your long weekend...You are all such boo-tiful people...