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| Writing Prompt: My Journal - January (middle school) |
Start the new year with our journal series, with writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. This month has several "floating" lessons, good for any day of the month, to work flexibly into the "post holiday" crunch. Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - February (middle school) |
Thoughtful writing prompts to help motivate even reluctant writers. This month's emphasis is on Black History, and features birthdays of several important African-American leaders. Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - March (middle school) |
Writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. Write like March lions on topics such as Women's History Month...or like March lambs, on Children's Poetry Day. Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - April (middle school) |
Our journal series continues,with writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. Special "all month" prompts make it easier to work around the school holidays this month. Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - May (middle school) |
Our journal series is an amazing approach to creative writing, combining various holidays (including international days, such as Europe Day) and historical events (ranging from the events at Kent State to the first time Mount Everest was climbed) with writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers using their imaginations and research skills to produce thoughtful reflections. Choose the best writing prompts for your students' abilities and interests (or choose all of them). Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - June (middle school) |
Our journal series continues, combining various holidays and historical events with writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers using their imaginations and research skills. Choose the best writing prompts for your students' abilities and interests (or choose all of them). Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - July (middle school) |
This series is an amazing approach to creative writing, combining various holidays (ranging from international, such as Bastille Day, to playful, such as National Cheesecake Day) with writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. 31 lined pages for 31 days! |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - August (middle school) |
Writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. Daily journal prompts for the month of August. Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - October (middle school) |
Our journal series continues,with writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. Several days come with alternates, so (for example) October 2nd can be a playful entry ("Name Your Car Day") or a more serious one (Gandhi's birthday). Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - November (middle school) |
Our journal series continues,with writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. From popular November holidays (such as Thanksgiving) to those less well-known, and including several "month" entries (such as: November is Peanut Butter Lover's Month). Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: My Journal - December (middle school) |
Writing prompts designed to get even the most reluctant writers producing thoughtful reflections. Most dates this month have two prompts, to provide alternates for religious holidays, or for extra inspiration for more ardent authors. Lined pages for answers. |
| Writing Prompt: Fundraising (middle school) |
Expository writing prompt about raising money to help a classmate whose house has burned down. |
| Writing Prompt: Idea Lives On (upper elem/ middle) |
This writing prompt uses a quote from John F. Kennedy as a starting point. |
| Writing Prompt: Langston Hughes |
This writing prompt uses the text of Langston Hughes' poem "Dreams" as a starting point. |
| Writing Prompt: Money Trees (upper elem/middle school) |
"Write an essay about how your life would change if money grew on trees." Lined paper with essay writing prompt. |
| Writing Prompt: Narrative Writing - Dog Show (middle school) |
Write what happens at a dog show. Exercise in narrative writing for middle school students. |
| Writing Prompt: Narrative Writing - New School (middle school) |
Writing prompt for imaginative story about moving to a new town. |
| Writing Prompt: Party (middle school) |
Write what you would do to plan a birthday party for $75 or less. Expository writing exercise for intermediate and middle school students. |
| Writing Prompt: Persuasive Writing - Bus Tour (middle school) |
Prompt for persuasive writing on a bus tour. |
| Writing Prompt: Persuasive Writing - Flag (middle school) |
Write a persuasive letter to your principal suggesting you create a flag corps of students to take down the flag at the end of the day. |
| Writing Prompt: Picture Worth a Thousand (upper elem) |
IS a picture worth a thousand words? |
| Writing Prompt: Presents (middle school) |
Lined paper with writing prompt for expository writing about presents. |
| Writing Prompt: Revenge? |
Part of the abcteach character-education series, which introduces children to challenging life skills decisions and asks them, "What would you do if this happened to you?" This one addresses whether it's right to get back at a bully. |
| Writing Prompt: School (middle school) |
Lined paper with writing prompt for fiction about school. |
| Writing Prompt: Stealing |
Part of the abcteach character-education series, which introduces children to challenging life skills decisions and asks them, "What would you do if this happened to you?" This one addresses petty theft. |
| Writing Prompt: The Nicest Yard (middle school) |
"Tell in detail what you would have to do to have the nicest yard in the neighborhood." Advanced intermediate/middle school level. |
| Writing Prompt: The Wrong Change (upper elem/middle) |
Part of the abcteach character-education series, which introduces children to challenging life skills decisions and asks them, "What would you do if this happened to you?" This one addresses honesty when someone makes a mistake in your favor. |
| Writing Prompt: Volunteers (middle school) |
Explain why it is important to be a volunteer. Expository writing exercise for middle school students. |
| Writing Prompt: Family - My Mother |
"An interesting thing about my mother is _." Short single sentence prompts. |
| Writing Prompts: Christmas (upper elem/middle) |
Get students writing with these thought-provoking prompts. |
| Writing Prompt: Family - My Sister |
"An interesting thing about my sister is _." Short single sentence prompts. |
| Writing Prompt: Family - My Father |
"An interesting thing about my father is _." Short single sentence prompts. |
| Writing Prompt: Family - My Brother |
"An interesting thing about my brother is _." Short single sentence prompts. |
| Worksheets: I Have a Dream (upper/middle/high) |
Excerpts from Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech are reviewed in writing prompts, with an emphasis on rhetoric. Adaptable to a range of grades. |
| Writing Prompts: Ten Pages (middle school) |
Expository, persuasive and narrative writing. Ten prompts for middle school or advanced intermediate. |
| Analytical Writing: Comics (upper elem/middle) |
Use this worksheet to develop critical thinking skills by having students categorize comic strips in terms of audience, purpose, and humor. |
| Comprehension: Fallacies (upper elem/middle) |
Five logical errors are presented and explained, then reviewed with comprehension questions and writing prompts. |
| Writing Prompt: 101 Journal Topics (middle school) |
Use this two page list of journal topics as prompts for a daily journal. Students can mark off topics as they complete them. |
| Writing Prompt: Creativity |
Part of the abcteach character-education series, which introduces children to challenging life skills decisions and asks them, "What would you do if this happened to you?" This one addresses the conflict between doing what is expected, and doing what is creative. |
| Writing Prompt: Did She Steal the Money? |
Part of the abcteach character-education series, which introduces children to challenging life skills decisions and asks them, "What would you do if this happened to you?" This one addresses suspecting a friend of wrongdoing. |
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