What Will Your Character Find in a Secret Room?
Nathaniel Hawthorne begins The Scarlet Letter with a secret room and forgotten treasures. Create your own secret room. How will you get there? What will you find there?
Fire Prevention Day—Narrowing Down a SubjectTopic
How do you narrow down a topic that is too large? Find out how in this prompt as you narrow down the topic of fire for Fire Prevention Day.
We’re All the Same, and We’re All Different
People all over the world–ethnicities, colors, political persuasions, age groups–share similarities and differences. Watch this video and make lists of similarities and differences, that is, things that make us the same and things in which we are different from others.
Become a Poet
National Poetry Day is this week, and this year’s theme is “Remembering.” What will you remember as you write your poem? What event, person, or object will you write about?
Carnivore, Omnivore, Vegan, Vegetarian—What Do You Eat?
What do you eat? In honor of World Vegetarian Day, this high school writing prompt asks you to think about what you eat and defend your position.
Proofreading Marks and How to Use Them
This tutorial shows your students the universal proofreading marks and how to use them. Plus, you’ll get examples and an exercise to reinforce the information.
Celebrate Comic Book Day!
The dialog in comic book speech bubbles is different from the dialog in books. Change the dialog from a book into words that will go into speech bubbles.
Apostrophe or no Apostrophe: It’s Confusing
It’s/Its. You’re/Your. They’re/Their/There. Who’s/Whose. These are confusing to students. Use the special infographic and exercise to teach your students. Answers follow the exercise.
A Strange Way to Get Ideas for Essays
It’s tough to come up with ideas for essays. Where do you find the topics? Try this strange way of developing ideas for essays using your own initials!
It’s True: “Everyone” Is Singular!
The word “everyone” is singular, so writing “Everyone had their flu shots” is grammatically incorrect. How do we fix this in a gender-neutral language? Use this tutorial to teach your students how to use singular indefinite pronouns and gender-neutral language.
Writing tools for all ages!
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