The Christmas Account from a New Perspective
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS You are probably very familiar with the accounts of Jesus’ birth found in Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2:40. They are written in the omniscient point of view. That is, the writers tell us everything about everyone. What if you read the account from the...
Happy Birthday, Joseph Conrad!
Let’s celebrate the birth date of Joseph Conrad by reading a passage from his famous Heart of Darkness and then writing one of our own. Ready?
Your Turn to Give for Christmas
What would you put in a donation box or on a public Christmas tree for others less fortunate than yourself? Make a list or write a story.
How Can You Say “Thank You”?
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS How can you tell someone, "Thank you"? What can you do to show your gratitude? Reader's Digest asked their Facebook followers to suggest some ways. Here are two of the methods their followers recommended: Praise what the person did to everyone...
A Strange Thing to Be Thankful For
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS When Corrie ten Boom was arrested with her family in February 1944 for helping Jews escape the Nazis, she and her sister were sent to the women’s section of a harsh concentration camp. There she found infestations of vermin: lice and fleas. Instead...
What Is Happening in this Yosemite Photo?
Look at this photo taken in Yosemite National Park and use it to springboard you into writing a story, journal entry, or other type of writing.
What Will Happen Here?
Literature is filled with things that happen in dark woods. Take a look at this photo and write a story from it. What will happen here?
When the Frost Is on the Pumpkin: 3 Fun Writers’ Devices
Read Riley’s famous autumn poem and then learn three writers’ devices that will enhance your writing–all in three little words!
Good Pirate, Bad Pirate
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Robert Louis Stevenson is the author of Treasure Island, The Black Arrow, Kidnapped, A Child’s Garden of Verses, the deliciously creepy The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and My. Hyde based on a real person, and much more. You can learn more about him...
Are You Ready for NaNoWriMo?
Would you like to write a novel in a month? Then NaNoWriMo is the event for you! Write down your ideas for a novel you would like to write.
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