National Make Your Bed Day
National Make Your Bed Day is September 11. Explaining how to do something is an important skill. Make a list of steps to make a bed. It can be humorous or serious.
National Patriot Day
September 11 is National Patriot Day in the United States in commemoration of the 9/11 attacks. But what is a patriot? Define “patriot,” “patriotism,” or “patriotic.”
Too Many Question Marks and Exclamation Points?
What do your students do if their sentence is a question (interrogative) but there’s already a question mark in the quotation? Use this tutorial to show them how to handle those end punctuation marks.
What Contest Would You Like to Win?
If you could be good at a contest, what contest would you choose? If you have already won or placed in a competition, describe how you prepared for the event or write the story of your rise to the top.
Your Future Spouse
What non-negotiable traits are you looking for in a future spouse? Write a list. Then choose one of those qualities and explain it more fully.
Punctuation in Dialog
Do your students love to write stories but have no idea how to use punctuation in their dialog? Use this fun tutorial with exercises and answers to help them gain proficiency in this area.
What Would You Walk Across Your Country For?
Eric Peters is walking to raise awareness of PTSD. What issue or cause would you like people to know more about? How would you like to raise awareness of this issue? It does not have to involve walking.
Where to Put the Comma, Period, Colon, and Semicolon When Using Quotation Marks
Students can be baffled by punctuation. Here’s a tutorial on how to use end quotation marks with commas, periods, colons, and semicolons. Let’s make it easy!
The Memory of Snow
In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, an elder gives the memory of snow to Jonas who has never seen or heard of snow. Describe something physical to someone who has never seen or experienced it before.
What Memory Would You Give?
In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, in both the book and 2014 movie version, one of the elders transmits memories to the protagonist Jonas. What memory of yours would you give and to whom would you give it?
Writing tools for all ages!
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