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Story seeds for students to invent a collaborative ghost/horror story using past continuous, past simple, when and while with mechanics similar to story cubes.

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I heard a noise while I ...

I was + Verb -ing

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I entered the room when, suddenly...

Past simple sentence

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It was starting to get darker when...

Past simple sentence

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____________ was_____ -ing, but then...

Past simple sentence

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I walked downstairs, because...

Past simple sentence

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I walked upstairs, because...

Past simple sentence

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I wanted to call for help, but...

Past simple/continuous sentence

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I thought something strange was happening because...

Past simple/continuous sentence

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Then, I saw...

What did you see? What happened next?

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The door shut violently behind me and...

Past simple/past continuous sentence

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(Now there is a werewolf in the story)

Include a werewolf now or before the next round.

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(Now there are ghosts in the story)

Include a ghost or many now or before the next round.

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I was trying to turn on the lights, when...

Past simple sentence

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I felt a hand grabbing me while I ...

Past continuous sentence

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... I scared it away with ... but...

What did you scare it away with? How did you do it? What happened next?

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(Now there are zombies in the story)

Include a zombie or many now or before the next round.

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