Onomatopoeia

(I totally had to google what that word means: Onomatopoeia (as an uncountable noun) refers to the property of such words. Common occurrences of onomatopoeias include animal noises, such as "oink" or "meow" or "roar". Onomatopoeias are not universally the same across all languages; they conform to some extent to the broader linguistic system they are part of; hence the sound of a clock may be tick tock in English and tik tak in Dutch or tic-tac in French.) I hope this definition cleared things up...:)

This was the assignment Chandler was given recently. Write a one page scary story. Use onomatopoeia to include spooky sounds. (I love reading my kids stories!)

George had just got home from school. "Ding, dong," rang the doorbell. When his mom opened the door, he charged upstairs. Tonight was Halloween. He put on his costume and ran back downstairs. His mom handed him his bag and he was off. He stopped at every house saying, "Trick-ortreat." then he heard an "OOOOOOoooo."
"What was that?", George asked. At the next house, " Knock if you dare," was writen in blood on the garage door. George screamed and ran home.
Back home hea heard the "OOOOoooo," again, but this time it was even louder. Then he heard a "AHHHH, SLAM," and saw his sister scrambling down the stairs. He went to investigatge. He opened the closet door...., and there was a ghost! "AHHHHH," went George while turning white and passing out. Then he heard a "Beep,beep, beep," he sat up in bed. His alarm was going off. He then sighed because he knew it was all a dream. By: Chandler age 10 4th grade


I don't alway look forward to the piles of paper my kids bring home every week from school. I do always look for their stories and get a chuckle out of how creative their little minds are. This was one that I thought was funny. Most of his artwork and stories are about dogs. I think my kids are trying to send me a signal that they want a puppy. I'm trying really hard to ignore it! :)