Repentance
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS There are many gut-wrenching parts to the death of Jesus and his resurrection. One is how Judas, a "friend" for three years, hands Jesus over to his enemies—with a sign of affection. Another is when Jesus willingly steps into a rigged trial, one He...
Explore Green on St. Patrick’s Day
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS We celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17, the day the patron saint of Ireland died. Many like to wear green on St. Patrick's Day, but where did the tradition of wearing green come from? Some say that leprechauns cannot see the color green;...
Invisibility
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Invisibility—is it a blessing or a curse? According to Irish legend, wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns and their pinches and tricks. But wearing green is not the only way to become invisible. The scientist Griffin, in H. G. Wells'...
Write an Introduction: The Benefits of Owning a Pet
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS What are the benefits of owning a pet? I'm sure you could list a few benefits off the top of your head. Good. Keep those in mind as we learn about an essay's introduction. When you write an introduction, you'll want to include a few key items: 1....
Sibling Rivalry: Give Advice to a Friend
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS The comedy team The Smothers Brothers struck a chord when they capitalized on sibling rivalry in their routine "Mom Always Liked You Best." People laughed because they understood the family tensions in Tom and Dick Smothers' silliness. When...
91-Word Memoir
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Could you write a story from your life in 91 words? In honor of an elderly student who died just days before her 91st birthday, the online writing site Gotham Writer’s Workshop conducted a contest. The rules were to write a memoir, a story from...
How Point of View Changes the Feel of a Story
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS A story's point of view (POV) can affect how the story feels. For instance, The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis is written in the third-person omniscient POV: The narrator knows everything, even things that some of the characters do not. The...
Tenacity
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS “Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” This quote is from Louis Pasteur, a famous scientist who lived in the 1800s and proved that it was not “bad air” that caused some diseases but...
A Speech without an “I”
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Caucuses. Primaries. Stump Speeches. Elections. Acceptance speeches. Inaugurations. It's that time of year again. When newly elected president Theodore Roosevelt gave his inaugural address in 1905, he didn't use the word "I." You can read it...
Exiled
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS What does Jesus' disciple John have in common with Napoleon Bonaparte? I suppose the image below gives it away, but, yes, they were both exiled—banished from the homes and countries they loved. John was exiled to the Isle of Patmos in AD 95...
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