Backward Ghost Stories

Backward Ghost Stories is a sit-down, large group activity that requires some preparation before class from the volunteers.

Preparation
For this actitivy, volunteers need to write one-line endings to ghost stories on bottom of several index cards. Here are some examples to get your juices flowing:

The cat ate the bagel!

The rattling continued.

She jumped.

It all ended just before dark. Thank goodness!

The banana peel slid off of his/ her shoulder and onto the floor.

The tennis shoes walked away. By themselves!

"Boo!" he/ she shouted.

The moon was high and bright in the sky.

It was a ghost!

The light moved away and faded into the distance.

Directions
Give each student a pencil. Next, have each student pick their last line randomly from the stack of index cards. Ask your students to create the beginning of the ghost story in about six lines. If they want, they can even draw a mini picture!



