Family Writing Prompt: My Prayer for You
SHARON'S BLOG "My prayer for you is . . ." Have you ever had the blessing of someone praying over you? Really pray for you, not at you, bringing you to the Father from a heart of love and compassion? What is your prayer for your spouse? For your teen daughter who...
5 Prompts on Quotations
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Enjoy this variety of writing prompts drawn from quotations by famous characters and people! ***** 1. Star Wars “Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them.” That quote is from the Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi. Have you ever looked at...
5 Prompts on Current Events
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Looking for a way for your teens to think deeply about some of today's issues? This week's prompts will give your teens a chance to look at current events, express their opinions, and practice persuading readers. Each one of these prompts has a...
5 Prompts about Food
SHARON'S BLOG Who says you can't play with your food? Here is a bundle of five prompts on food-related topics that will get your middle school and high school students writing. Whether they're telling personal stories, trying to persuade readers, or expressing an...
Holocaust Remembrance Day
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Holocaust Remembrance Day is when we bring to mind the people—most of them Jews—who were exterminated by the millions in World War II by the Nazis. Maybe you’ve read The Diary of a Young Girl (or The Diary of Anne Frank), a real diary of a young...
Word Choices: From Boring to Glowing
SHARON'S BLOG Our word choices can have a huge impact on our readers. Or the words can muddle them. Let me give you an example. If I write that a toddler is a good eater, I suddenly have a communication problem. The word "good" is not specific enough. Does "good"...
Connotations: Illegal Aliens
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS The Colorado House of Representatives voted to remove the words "illegal alien" from their state laws and substitute them with "undocumented immigrant" or "foreign national." Stephen Lebsock, the Democratic Representative behind the bill, says that...
Do Monsters Exist?
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit a particular site in Scotland each year, hoping to see a monster. What are they looking for? It turns out that tourists are not the only ones looking for something. Operation Groundtruth has begun a search...
Prompts about the Grand Canyon
SHARON'S BLOG Burros, tall tales, and fears: You can find them all in the Grand Canyon. In 1893, the Grand Canyon was made a Forest Reserve and then later a National Monument. It became a national park in 1919, just three years after the National Park Service was...
Symbols of Easter
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS Eggs have long been symbols of spring and of Easter. They represent new life and new beginnings. So does Jesus' resurrection. Death has been conquered! There is new life in Jesus. You are hiding Easter eggs of various sizes for young children to...
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