Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a short story by Colombian-born Gabriel García Márquez. Write a short story based on his “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.”
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
