Benefits of Bike Riding: Brainstorm and Organize
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Is it tough to come up with ideas when your teacher gives you a writing assignment? And if you have ideas, is it hard to plan and put them into an effective order with main and supporting points? This prompt will help with these problems.Many...
Veterans Day Acrostic Poem
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Veterans Day is a special day in the United States when we honor all the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces. Do you know someone who has served in the military? I know quite a few men and women who have, and I think you may as...
Veterans Day Compare and Contrast
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS We honor our U. S. veterans on Veterans Day every year. Do you know someone who has served in the U. S. Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, or Reserves? Chances are you know quite a few men and women who...
What Comes to Mind When You See This Picture?
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Have you ever looked at a picture and written from it? When you write anything that comes to mind, you are free-writing or writing in a stream-of-consciousness mode. Anytime you get stuck for something to write, this is a helpful method to get you...
What Happens When You Meet Your Doppelgänger?
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS True story: A few years ago when I was eating lunch at a rest area, I saw a man who looked just like my dad. It was freaky. They could have been twins. Since I happened to be close to where my dad was originally from, I thought about talking to...
Proofreading: The Good News and the Bad News
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Proofreading is not a happy activity. It takes attention to detail and maybe even some groaning. After all, you feel as if your first draft is enough. You're done. Finished. Students tell me that writing the first draft and then proofreading it is...
Why Teach Writing?
Why teach writing? After all, it’s tough. It’s confusing. And sometimes crying is involved. Here are a few encouraging reasons why you may want to teach writing, despite the hurdles.
Here are a few reasons why we believe that students should learn to write well:
1. Students become more organized in their thinking when they learn to write. Writing clearly involves organizational skills that will aid our students in other subjects.
2. Writing causes students to think through topics or defend a position. Through this process, students gain an understanding of logical thinking and the best way to present their ideas. They learn the difference between facts and opinions, and they learn how to support their ideas with facts.
Halloween: For or Against?
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Okay, so we're close to Halloween. For some Christians, Halloween can be a controversial event. Some families celebrate it as a harmless and fun day to dress up and collect candy. Others view it as having satanic or questionable roots and do not...
Eavesdrop Your Way to Tension and Dialog in Stories
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS I was shopping one day last week when I heard an elderly woman say to her daughter, "I'd like to find a white sweater." Her daughter came back with, "Oh, Mother, you always do this to me. You know we can't find white after Labor Day." I thought,...
Dreams
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." Do you agree with Walt Disney, the author of this quotation? For a dream to come true, do you only need courage? Do your dreams come true simply because you pursue them? Or is...
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