Celebrate the spooky season with a super engaging writing activity! In these lessons, students will listen to a podcast featuring an interview with a family that unknowingly purchased a haunted house. The family ended up loving their ghostly roommates, and their interactions with the ghosts quickly became their favorite part of living in the home. Students will listen to the podcast to inspire their writing. Then, they will take on the role of a real estate agent and create a listing persuading clients to buy a haunted house. What’s included? ★ a teachers guide to all of the activities ★ assignment expectations for students ★ a teachers guide to the featured podcast ★ a student worksheet for the featured podcast ★ a sample real estate listing to use as a mentor text ★ a list of the most haunted cities and towns in America to inspire student writing ★ a graphic organizer to support student writing ★ a final draft of the real estate listing ★ a list of strong adjectives and persuasive words to support student word choice ★ a grading rubric *************************************************************************** Need more? Check out these ready to go resources… Need more practice with nonfiction skills? Try these nonfiction units to teach main idea, text features, text structure, author’s point of view, and more… ★ Harry Houdini Biography Nonfiction Article ★ USS Indianapolis Nonfiction Article ★ The Orphan Train Nonfiction Article ★ The Poison Squad Nonfiction Article Story Story Unit Resources ★ Short Story: The Bracelet ★ Short Story: The Scholarship Jacket ★ Short Story: Rikki Tikki Tavi ★ Short Story: The Medicine Bag ★ Short Story: A Christmas Carol ★ Short Story: The Lottery ★ Short Story: Just Once Passages to Teach Specific Skills: ★ Identifying Problem and Solution Passages ★ Analyzing Nonfiction Text Features Passages ★ Analyzing Character Traits Skill Passages ★ Compare and Contrast Reading Skill Passages ★ Analyzing Cause and Effect Skill Passages ★ Teaching Theme Skill Passages ★ Main Idea and Details Skill Passages ★ Author’s Point of View Passages ★ Point of View Passages ★ Sequencing Skill Passages ★ Analyzing Comprehension: Big Skill Bundle Passages by Month: ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - January ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - February ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - March ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - April ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - May ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - September ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - October ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - November ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - December ★ Close Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions - Year Long Bundle More Activities: ★ Halloween Figurative Language Task Cards ★ Persuasive Writing Unit for Elementary ★ Grammar Activities Pack ★ Halloween Science Experiments ★ Halloween Reading Skills Pack ★ Halloween Nonfiction Close Reading Passage ★ Halloween Store: Word Problems Math Activity *************************************************************************** Be sure to visit my store for FREEBIES!