Epitaphs Epitaphs are also known as headstone inscriptions. An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person, that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque.

Here lies James who had a real bad day When he was run over by a fat man riding a sleigh

Here lies Katie who never could rhyme She died working on an assignment that took a long time

Here lied Matt who really hated school He fell asleep in class and drowned in his drool

Here lies Nathan who died at age seven When he tried to eat school lunch, and went straight to heaven

Here lies Adam who really loved soccer He got in fight and was stuffed in a locker

Here lies a teacher so pretty and cool, Who died when she dived in the shallow end of the pool Here lies a teacher so pretty and cool, Who died when she couldn’t control her own drool.

Here lies the beautiful Miss Cole Who died when her car crashed into a pole

Here lies a girl named Camille Who tumbled down a great big hill

Your Assignment envision bizarre, unusual ways of killing off someone, something that would never happen in real life and which is very silly. I ask students think about activities you might do and visualize what bizarre thing could happen during this activity. Write an epitaph for your own gravestone.