6th grade – A Halloween to Remember

October 31, 1988

A Halloween to Remember

It was a dark night. I was walking down the sidewalk, inhaling the crisp, autumn air and listening to the dead leaves crackle under my feet. Only one thing made this night different from all the others, it was Halloween. I was determined to make this night one to remember. Maybe I could get in touch with a supernatural life form, or maybe fool around with some witch craft. Well, anyway, I have to make this Halloween unlike any other.

Then, suddenly, a wind started to blow. It started out as a weak breeze making small leaves rustle, then turned into a powerful gale nearly knocking me off my feet. It was almost as if something was trying to stop me from walking onward. Yet my stubborn personality made me walk on.

Not looking to see where I was going, I tripped, hit my head, and died.

The End. Happy Halloween!

I enjoyed writing short stories in sixth grade. I had a really good English teacher, Mr. Frederick, who brought out the best writer in me. If you talk to most alumni from Scott Richards Elementary School, he brought out the best English student in everyone. He was a truly gifted teacher. I will always remember his sixth grade English class as one of the best educational experiences of my life. Sixth grade was the year when English became my favorite subject. I still have my lavendar Mead notebook from that class, filled with several of the best short stories and poems I have ever written. That is what a great teacher like Mr. Frederick can inspire a sixth grader to do. I am still writing about him today, which is a testament to the powerful and positive impact he had on my life.

A Note To Sixth Grade Teachers: A lot of sixth grade teachers have been visiting this blog entry via Google searching for Halloween writing prompts, according to my Word Press stats. I think Mr. Frederick (that’s a pen name for my beloved sixth grade English teacher) told us to write a 1-2 page scary Halloween short story using descriptive words, vivid details, and imagery appealing to the five senses. I am an English teacher, and would love to hear if this blog entry was useful to sixth grade English students and how teachers used it. I hope reading about Mr. Frederick can inspire you the way that he inspired me.

I would love to hear from you and encourage your feedback. Please share your teaching stories (and otherwise) by writing a comment or e-mailing me at midwesterngirlforever@gmail.com.